
ELIC Field Notes
Stories, tips, and inspiration from across the world
Posts about Culture (2)



You Can Do Hard Things With Confidence — Here's How
Moving overseas is challenging.
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Interview with a Grown-Up TCK
Abbie is about to move overseas to live and teach in Asia. But it won’t be her first time living overseas. She grew up...
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7 Things Younger than ELIC
We’ve seen a lot in the decades since ELIC’s founding in 1981. But “More than forty years” is just a number. So let’s...
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3 Ways ELIC Makes Ripples of Impact
There is an enormous need for English education in many parts of the world. Our work is a drop in the bucket of that...
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5 Items You Should Pack
A nagging pressure tightens around the back of your neck, spreading across your shoulders. Your thoughts are muddled:...
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When a TCK Returns
TCK /tēsēkā/ noun: Third Culture Kid; someone who lived a part, or all, of their childhood in a culture(s) or...
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How Growing up Overseas Has Opened My Eyes
Anndrea Scroggins Thirteen years of my life were spent in Southeast Asia. During that time, I was a minority. I had...
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