Heidi Sand-Hart’s book ‘Home Keeps Moving’ is now available!

See Heidi’s blog for details on how to purchase.

I’ve just ordered a copy through amazon.co.uk, and am really looking forward to its arrival!

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Introducing Heidi Sand-Hart and her soon-to-be-released book ‘Home Keeps Moving‘!

The book will be available from July 23rd on amazon.co.uk and amazon.com.

You can order a signed copy directly through Heidi (at amazon.co.uk) or at homekeepsmoving@gmail.com (if you have paypal).

I’m going to buy this one the moment it hits the stores!

‘Home Keeps Moving‘ is published by McDougal, and follows Heidi and her missionary family on their many moves through the eyes of a Third Culture Kid (TCK) and the unique phenomena of having four very different home countries to relate to. It tells the true story of being catapulted from continent to continent constantly: leaving friends and starting all over again, her unquenchable search for a home and sense of belonging in this world, her desire for a life-partner with the odds all but against her due to constantly relocating (even into adulthood). You will laugh and cry along with Heidi as she recounts hilarious and heart-breaking tales from her childhood as West blends with East. That is the true beauty of Heidi’s upbringing, it crossed borders and defied logic but she lacked for nothing.

‘Home Keeps Moving’ tackles subjects such as Confused Loyalties, Swimming in Two cultural oceans, Home, Grief, Education, Social Pressures, Religion, Expectation, Re-Entry, Delayed Adolescent Rebellion, and Relationships.

To read Heidi’s blog, visit http://homekeepsmoving.blogspot.com.

Note: All the information above is taken either from Heidi’s blog, or her publisher’s website.

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Extracts from two blog articles of mine have been published in the online magazine i-studentadvisor.com. I am deeply grateful to its editor, Felicity Pont.

You can view the extracts online at http://www.i-studentadvisor.com/isa/2010/usa/10/usa-2010.html?startpage=72.

i-studentadvisor.com | Guide to studying in the USA Region X | Volume 6

The original articles are ‘How I became a Third Culture Kid’ and ‘A faux-pas by any other name’.

i-studentadvisor.com has published a few articles on the topic of Third Culture Kids. One such article is by Ruth E. Van Reken, “The ‘Hidden Diversity’ of Third Culture Kids”. As most of my readers may know, Ruth is co-author of THE TCK book ‘Third Culture Kids: The Experience of Growing Up Among Worlds’.

As the name implies, i-studentadvisor.com is set up for the support of the tertiary international student community. I’ve come across many thought-provoking articles while browsing through their various publications, and would encourage you to have a read for yourself.

On a related note: if you do use any of my articles, or link back to them, please let me know. Apart from the obvious ego-boost to myself, I’m curious to know how useful the ’stuff’ I write is.

Brice Royer (of TCKID fame) posted this one on Facebook yesterday. It makes for interesting reading, and I like it. What do you think?

http://www.tckid.com/group/what-strengths-might-tcks-possess-and-how-can-we-develop-them

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Brice and the team from TCKID have unveiled the fantastic new My.TCKID site at http://my.tckid.com.

It functions a bit like Facebook, and is really a Ning Network. The team have created some excellent groups which, IMHO, is a great way in which the growing Third Culture Kid community can network.

I’ve just joined the group ‘TCKid Writers’, and I’m excited about connecting with other TCKs who are also writers.

So if you are a Third Culture Kid, a Cross-Cultural Kid, or the parent of one, why not head over there and sign up?

Thanks Brice and the TCKID team!

Just stumbled upon a new blog by another third culture kid. It’s Just a Third Culture Kid. Liz’s latest article is titled “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players…”. It’s an excellent post about how TCKs interact with their peers.

Anyway, have a read of her article – she puts it a lot better than I can!

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Occasionally, when talking to certain insightful others, a light-bulb goes on. Rare moments for me, but I had one yesterday.

I realised that the angst I have against the world (in general and in particular) is mostly from a belief that no-one is really interested in hearing MY story. Wherever I go, I feel that a significant part of me has to be laid aside, because of a deep-seated belief I hold that whoever I am with will only understand experiences we have in common.

Perhaps that’s why I started this blog. Not because of an altruistic drive to help others… but, purely selfishly, so I could tell my story.

So, how important is it to tell one’s story? And what do YOU do to let your story be told?

Last Friday my post-office box was not empty, as is usually the case, but stuffed full of my very first copy of Among Worlds Magazine – and I was so excited! That evening, as my kind husband put the kids to bed, I soaked up its contents. Today I have decided to write a review (of sorts).

Among Worlds is a magazine for adult Third Culture Kids, written by adult Third Culture Kids. The copy I received is for December 2008. This issue has eleven feature articles. Stories of real-life TCKs abound. In ‘TCKs of Note‘, Apple Gidley writes about eight talented TCK musicians. Dorothy Alston Calley, M.A. writes about the man behind TIME magazine, Henry R. Luce – also a TCK. Deb Kartheiser interviewed Astronaut Shannon Lucid, who, in 1996, set the U.S. single mission space flight endurance record on Russia’s Space Station Mir. Yes, Shannon is also a TCK. And then there is a tribute to the late Norma McCaig, founder of Global Nomads International, by her friend and fellow ATCK, Ruth Van E. Reken.

But that’s not all. John Paul Kilmer’s ‘Being‘ strikes a chord with me – like him, I want my ‘doing’ to flow out of my ‘being’, but often find it’s the other way around. Lyn Anderson’s ‘Gifts from the Heart‘ looks at what goes on behind gift giving and receiving – for me, a struggle with every new culture and context. Kent Hori writes about TCK friends in ‘Friends are Friends Forever‘ (the title is from Michael W. Smith’s song of the same name). Lisa McKay’s article ‘The Chicken or the Egg‘, is a light-hearted look at the art of living together. And ‘At Home in the World‘ by Cynthia Shigo contains great advice for parents of TCKs.

I’ve left my two favourites to last. ‘Living Authentically‘ by Kathleen F. Rubin, M.A, is about the common TCK struggle, to find out how all the authentic pieces of one fits into whatever context one is currently in. ‘Finding Healing within Your Being‘ is by Miyon Kim, who is a regular contributor on tckid.com. With her characteristic gentle wisdom, she talks of her own journey towards healing.

The verdict? Worth subscribing to if you are a TCK/ATCK, or are a parent of one. To do so, visit Interaction International, who publish Among Worlds.

Check out this article on Barack Obama by Ruth Van Reken, at The Daily Beast:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/
blogs-and-stories/2008-11-26/obamas-third-culture-team/

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Norma McCaig, founder of Global Nomads International, passed away at her home in Virginia, USA, on Monday, 10 November 2008.

She was one of the visionaries and tireless workers behind today’s global nomad and third culture kid movements. She coined many terms and phrases, including the term ‘global nomad’.

For more information, see the following post at www.tckid.com.

With condolences to all her family, friends, and those impacted by her life.