February 12, 2014 (vol. 124, iss. 66) • Page Image 11
… culture kids. Collectively, these students have at some point called Zambia, France, the United Arab Emirates, China, Norway, Turkey, Nigeria Switzerland and vw- the U.S. their home. It's a bit gimmicky too…
… there. it's just harder for us to see." Change and instability is a defining theme in the lives of many "third culture" kids, a small but increasingly more visible subset of the University's student body…
… to the term "global nomad," though this usually refers to a per- son who typically has loosened their ties to their home country and work abroad. I talked to seven students who identify as third…
…. You grow more reli- fests ant on them. They're itself the most constant part subtly of your life." - mostly Many of the students by the said their relationships moments with their parents flour- third…
… cul- ished when they came to ture kids college. At the University, mentioned there's a dearth of ways when Ithat international students asked them - no matter their back- about what ground - can bond…
…'s and C's. These cultural differences, among the students I interviewed, helped develop their familial relationships or hindered Dupuy --the French student who grew up in Washington, D.C. - said this was…
… especially shocking considering the diverse nature of the student body. It has the eighth largest international student population out of all U.S. universities and represents 130 countries. Meredith said he…
… bonds most quickly with third culture kids, even those who are neither Chinese nor American. Half-white and half-Chinese, hedoesn't fit in with international Chinese students, who see him as white. But he…



