Tag: Anise Kim

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TCK Spotlight: Josie Thom

This month, I spotlighted Josephine “Josie” Thom, a second year TPSer and TCK of five years. Josie currently lives in the Horn of Africa and is one of six siblings in her family of eight. For this year of TPS, Josie is only taking art and math but she hopes […]

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TCK Spotlight: Sophia Kim

This month, I was able to spotlight Sophia Kim, a fourth year TPSer and an MK of nine years. Sophia’s class schedule includes AP French, AP English Lit, AP Macro Microeconomics, AP Calculus AB, and Physics. She has reached the “venerable age of seventeen” and is a Korean-American who lives […]

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TCK Spotlight: Naomi Brane

This month, I had the opportunity to spotlight Naomi Brane! This is her second year with TPS, and she’s currently taking Algebra 1 with Mr. Manns and French 1B with Madame Orsini. Naomi is a missionary kid (MK) of nine years, who has lived in America, France, Burkina Faso, Mali, […]

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One True Home

The term TCK stands for Third Culture Kid, an individual raised for most of their years in a culture separate from their parents’. They grow up very differently compared to a typical child, usually knowing multiple languages and being well-traveled. TCKs are blessed with this unique life, but there are […]