"Everyone's got a story to tell. If your story involves growing up among
different cultures - either moving between them or having them move
around you - then read this book. Growing up and transitioning
cross-culturally can present unexpected challenges and bestow surprising
skills. This is a book of adventures that helped me identify some of
those challenges and realize some of those skills. Hopefully it can help
you too - which is important because you've got more to contribute to
the world than you realize." "Once, down a dark alleyway, a struggling
TCK bumped into a mysterious Zen master, a grinning comedian, and an
author of thrillers. That alleyway and those personas reside at
O'Shaughnessy's center. Get ready to grab your seat to steady your heart
and to avoid falling over with laughter." Douglas W. Ota Author, Safe
Passage: What Mobility Does to People & What International Schools
Should Do About It "I wish this book had been written when I was
younger." Ruth E Van Reken Co-author, Third Culture Kids: Growing Up
Among Worlds "O'Shaughnessy's does a marvelous job of covering the
characteristics of the Third Culture Kid with riveting examples taken
from his own life. Thanks for this valuable addition to the TCK
literature and most importantly, the teen TCK." Lois J Bushong Author,
Belonging Everywhere & Nowhere: Insights into Counseling the Globally
Mobile "O'Shaughnessy skillfully approaches cross-cultural upbringings
and transitions with insight, compassion and humorous tales of identity,
connection, community, belonging and resilience." Linda A Janssen,
Author, The Emotionally Resilient Expat: Engage, Adapt and Thrive Across
Cultures "Every TCK who is a junior or senior in high school should read
this book before going off to college or living on their own." Delana H
Stewart, Education Consultant
