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The latest Chapter news, features, events, and blogs about all things relevant to those of you who find yourself right here, right now, in this place.
Starting college can be a time when people who don’t know they have ADHD “hit a wall,” and start to wonder why they just can’t seem to live up to their academic potential.
What can you do then to stay calm enough to think well to keep making the right choices, saying the right things? A lot of research has gone into this question. One answer that has emerged is called Square Breathing, or Box Breathing.
In this article, I’ll describe how a circle can be used to illustrate how one’s own emotions and behaviors are connected.
If you think you may want to find a counselor this fall, start by looking for a medical care provider.
If you think you may want to find a counselor this fall, start by looking for a medical care provider.
If you think you may want to find a counselor this fall, start by looking for a medical care provider.
If you think you may want to find a counselor this fall, start by looking for a medical care provider.
For many TCKs, getting used to college is happening alongside getting used to a whole new country.
In other life transitions, these are some transition principles and pointers to consider.
Arguably, your move to university is one of the hardest transitions for your parents. Take some time to write them a letter or card to share what their support and guidance has meant to you. Treat them to ice cream or to coffee.
The popular “RAFT” model coined by David Pollock in the book Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds, is one way to concretely decide how to move through this transition.
The retreat has been a life-giving weekend for me and has helped me along in my journey as a Christian disciple with a cross cultural upbringing.
A famished learner that I am, I closed the Zoom app Sunday with a wealthy banquet sitting in my belly.
I would recommend MuKappa 100%, whether you’re an MK, you’re an international student, or you’re just a monocultural or just anyone who wants to learn, it’s a good place to meet great people.
No doubt some of you have walked on the Golden Bridge in Danang (jealous!). It has struck me that this is what MuKappa does ~ it’s a “bridge” between your worlds: where you’ve been, and where you are now, or are headed.
Having a sense of belonging lies on a spectrum and considering how you construct community will play into where you think you belong and/or don’t belong.
“. . . .getting to know people on a friendship level. It was so much fun getting to hang out with them.”
As you establish your summer plans, we’d like to share a few suggestions about how to approach your structure and daily rhythms of life . . . make sourdough bread . . .
“I really enjoy just getting to know the people and hearing a lot of their stories and experiences.”
It’s time for you to shine . . . you’ve transitioned before and it’s time for you to exercise those “TCK” skills to help others during this season.
We’re just one big family and we all share this sense of wanting somewhere to belong.
“Anything human is mentionable. And anything that is mentionable is manageable.” – Mr. Rogers
I love MuKappa because it’s a lot of kids that are weird and crazy like me. And, it’s my family away from my family.
Senior Panic is a real term used by college seniors for many years. It refers to the last semester (or even whole school year) before you graduate.
MuKappa is excited to partner with Interaction International as they host a webinar for colleges and universities wanting to learn how to better engage their MKs/TCKs.
MuKappa International wants to encourage research on topics relevant to TCKs. As such, we want to encourage TCKs ages 18-25 to consider participating in Twana Johnson’s research study about identity formation among Third Culture Kids through art therapy.
A big welcome to Cairn University in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, and Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, New York.
We are excited to launch the new MuKappa website and brand refresh! Thank you to so many students and faculty advisors for giving us feedback and your wish lists for MuKappa.
I heard about MuKappa from my mom and I wanted to look for colleges that had MuKappa. It wasn’t a deal breaker for colleges, but it was a big win if a college had a MuKappa chapter.
I first became aware of MuKappa my freshman year of college when I attended international orientation. I got connected with the president and co-president at the time and started really connecting well with them.
I knew that a lot of missionary kids came to LeTourneau University. I had no idea that we had a club, but when I showed up, they had a meeting for missionary kids — and I was glad there’s more of us than I thought.