EPISODE · Mar 12, 2025 · 29 MIN
53 | Embracing the Now: Ben's TCK Return to the U.S.
from Round Trip Stories · host Tracy Vilanova and Melissa Ens
Today we're sharing Part 2 of our interview with Major Ben Scott, a US Army Signal Corps Officer who grew up as a Third Culture Kid in Kenya and Germany. He and his wife are now raising his five third culture kids of their own back in Germany where Ben is stationed. At 15 years old, Ben returned to the United States for high school. Despite a smooth first year, he entered a difficult time of negotiating what it meant to be an American teenager in a large suburban public school. Find out how Ben got through this reverse culture shock, finally got a car, and what his recommendations are for TCKs now.See photos of our guests and sign up for our email list at roundtripstories.com. Follow @roundtripstoriespodcast on facebook and instagram!
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Today we're sharing Part 2 of our interview with Major Ben Scott, a US Army Signal Corps Officer who grew up as a Third Culture Kid in Kenya and Germany. He and his wife are now raising his five third culture kids of their own back in Germany where Ben is stationed. At 15 years old, Ben returned to the United States for high school. Despite a smooth first year, he entered a difficult time of negotiating what it meant to be an American teenager in a large suburban public school. Find out how Ben got through this reverse culture shock, finally got a car, and what his recommendations are for TCKs now.See photos of our guests and sign up for our email list at roundtripstories.com. Follow @roundtripstoriespodcast on facebook and instagram!
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