ATCK

Adult Third Culture Kid, the adult version of a child who has lived for significant periods of time in countries outside their birth or passport country/ies due to parental work-related migration.

My parents moved our family around constantly while I was growing up. I'm an ATCK.

by Galangala September 5, 2011

ATCK

Adult Third Culture Kid - A grown up version of a child who has had the privilege of living for significant periods of time in non-native cultures. IE: military families or long term expats. see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_culture_kid

I'm an ATCK living in the states. I am American, but I was raised in Hong Kong and grew up in Luxembourg and Switzerland.

by theswitz June 11, 2011