tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083060414078872115.post1698327077786838647..comments2024-01-18T19:08:49.830+01:00Comments on DrieCulturen: Counselors: be curious about their upbringing...third culture kidsDrieCulturenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02967917534503254138noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083060414078872115.post-16232518619927494442012-12-20T07:30:57.010+01:002012-12-20T07:30:57.010+01:00As an international school counselor I talk to stu...As an international school counselor I talk to students quite a bit about TCK issues and give them a heads up to what they might expect in their transition. We give them the skills to do so academically, equally important is the emotional transition. I know Lewis and Clark College in Portland, OR have a specific program for TCKs not just international students; I'd love to see more (maybe there are more out there and I've just not heard of them?)Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11703600342586329486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083060414078872115.post-67397007446369176552012-12-11T19:06:09.462+01:002012-12-11T19:06:09.462+01:00Hi Elfie, thanks for stopping by and linking this ...Hi Elfie, thanks for stopping by and linking this article on your blog. What you write is so true too, it would help TCKs who seek help if the therapists would know more about TCKs and about the challenges we face and have faced.DrieCulturenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967917534503254138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083060414078872115.post-67075511443643438702012-12-11T18:04:03.010+01:002012-12-11T18:04:03.010+01:00Very interesting and informative to read as a guid...Very interesting and informative to read as a guidance counselor and TCK. Thank you for sharing, and I linked it to my blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083060414078872115.post-58843922886434096622012-08-17T11:26:40.844+02:002012-08-17T11:26:40.844+02:00Hello Ellen. Thank you for telling us about your o...Hello Ellen. Thank you for telling us about your online mentoring program for expat teens, I had not heard of it yet. It sounds really interesting! Thank you for sharing the link too. Anonymous suggested it too and so did someone on twitter the other day. I would love to hear more about the program.DrieCulturenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967917534503254138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083060414078872115.post-85939468473876993152012-08-17T00:58:35.503+02:002012-08-17T00:58:35.503+02:00Thanks for writing this. I do think the sort of su...Thanks for writing this. I do think the sort of support you wrote about is really important. Another way to help TCK's is to provide them with a mentor. I run Sea Change Mentoring, which is an online mentoring program for expat teens. As anonymous pointed out, it is so nice to talk with people that actually understand what you are going through. All of our mentors are TCK's that have gone through the process of adjust back home. If you are interested, you can learn about us at www.seachangementoring.comEllen Mahoneyhttp://www.seachangementoring.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083060414078872115.post-50986733796392123512012-08-13T21:25:41.501+02:002012-08-13T21:25:41.501+02:00@Anonymous Thanks for stopping by and sharing your...@Anonymous Thanks for stopping by and sharing your vision. I like your suggestion of organizing our own opportunities to meet each other. I know that looking back, something like that would have helped me. It does seem true that most people are not waiting to hear our story. Wow, that must have been a nice conversation with the other TCK :). I have noticed that I feel at home in international environments, so becoming a member of an international students group might help a little too?DrieCulturenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967917534503254138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083060414078872115.post-182889616136261002012-08-13T21:18:37.678+02:002012-08-13T21:18:37.678+02:00@Tallulah Thanks for your comment. I hopped over t...@Tallulah Thanks for your comment. I hopped over to your blog and had a fun read. You're really having a language adventure together! Greetings JannekeDrieCulturenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967917534503254138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083060414078872115.post-21201692851297706382012-08-12T10:56:04.241+02:002012-08-12T10:56:04.241+02:00To be honest, Dutch TCKs will never be prioritized...To be honest, Dutch TCKs will never be prioritized by universities. They are only interested in cutting costs. They get so many international students yearly who don't even speak the language at all, so they are not going to be putting any effort into kids who already speak (a certain level of) Dutch and have some sort of family network in Holland already. International students from Europe don't even get much, if any, support. So Dutch TCKs are going to have to organize their own system of support for these students if they are to get any support outside of family. It would help just to meet with other TCKs, so you don't feel so alone, as everyone else is not really interested in hearing your story and has no way of understanding what it's like anyway. <br />Once I did have a woman who said to me "So you don't really feel Dutch then", and I said "Wow, no one else has ever had the insight to say something in that" - but I found out she, of course, was a TCK herself :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083060414078872115.post-21007434515375730212012-08-11T23:11:53.516+02:002012-08-11T23:11:53.516+02:00Let's hope they will be identified and support...Let's hope they will be identified and supported now! Thanks for drawing my attention to such an important topic.Omma Veladahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569279888058635631noreply@blogger.com