I swear this song must've been written by a TCK.
TCK- Third Culture Kid. A child who has travelled immensely, and although he/she has been everywhere and may feel connected to many cultures, he/she cannot claim completely ownership to anyone of them.
Symptoms include: many friends all over the world; ownership of, and constant appearances on MSN and Facebook; a strange accent when speaking english that cannot be classified as American, British or even local; the need to move every few years; and the amazing ability to fit into any society or culture rapidly [unless they of course, are of a different colour to everyone else, but culturally, they are IN =)]. Should other symptoms persist, they are NOT strange, merely more severe. It also means you are most definitely a hardcore traveller. =)
TCK- Third Culture Kid. A child who has travelled immensely, and although he/she has been everywhere and may feel connected to many cultures, he/she cannot claim completely ownership to anyone of them.
Symptoms include: many friends all over the world; ownership of, and constant appearances on MSN and Facebook; a strange accent when speaking english that cannot be classified as American, British or even local; the need to move every few years; and the amazing ability to fit into any society or culture rapidly [unless they of course, are of a different colour to everyone else, but culturally, they are IN =)]. Should other symptoms persist, they are NOT strange, merely more severe. It also means you are most definitely a hardcore traveller. =)
It's a world of laughter, a world of tears
It's a world of hopes, it's a world of fears
Theres so much that we share
That it's time we're aware
It's a small world after all
I was thinking about this verse out of the blue, and it just hit me like that, as to how much this song represented the TCK population as a whole.
Laughter- the times we shared with our friends, once we got to known them. After a LOT of inhibitions.
Tears- when we left, after becoming the best of friend. the ripping away is the hardest you know.
Hopes and fears- don't we all have those? Somehow with the TCK population, they just increase by a thousandfold. Somehow. Will I ever fit in? How will I see home as home again? Will this next place be home? Will this school syllabus be easy to handle? Do they have my kind of food here?
To non-TCKs: that boy doesn't like you? How will you get into the most popular clique? Think maths is hard? Yeah, they're nothing compared to the TCK. =)
CHORUS:
Laughter- the times we shared with our friends, once we got to known them. After a LOT of inhibitions.
Tears- when we left, after becoming the best of friend. the ripping away is the hardest you know.
Hopes and fears- don't we all have those? Somehow with the TCK population, they just increase by a thousandfold. Somehow. Will I ever fit in? How will I see home as home again? Will this next place be home? Will this school syllabus be easy to handle? Do they have my kind of food here?
To non-TCKs: that boy doesn't like you? How will you get into the most popular clique? Think maths is hard? Yeah, they're nothing compared to the TCK. =)
CHORUS:
It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small, small world
Yeah, after the chorus, now I'm absolutely certain a TCK wrote this. That, or a very well travelled peace activist.
It's a small world after all. Oh yes, my world is VERY small.
Yeah, after the chorus, now I'm absolutely certain a TCK wrote this. That, or a very well travelled peace activist.
It's a small world after all. Oh yes, my world is VERY small.
There is just one moon and one golden sun
And a smile means friendship to everyone.
Though the mountains divide
And the oceans are wide
It's a small small world
One moon and one golden sun- hey, at least that's constant! Always searching for stability is one symptom of the TCK mind. Stability, but also adventure.
Yes the oceans are wide and the mountains do divide...immensely.
But generally, yes, my world is still absolutely miniscule. =)
This is just a snippet of what being a TCK is like I guess, there's just so much more to us as a population. It's nuts, but...I find that everyone is becoming globalised. The TCK population is increasing, and a lot faster than I've ever seen it increasing before. All I can say is...good luck with that journey. It's a wild ride, and it's definitely not the life you'd choose at first. But the TCK syndrome is catching, and you usually don't have much of a choice. But take the chance- sometimes you'll hate it, but you won't ever truly regret it.
Yes the oceans are wide and the mountains do divide...immensely.
But generally, yes, my world is still absolutely miniscule. =)
This is just a snippet of what being a TCK is like I guess, there's just so much more to us as a population. It's nuts, but...I find that everyone is becoming globalised. The TCK population is increasing, and a lot faster than I've ever seen it increasing before. All I can say is...good luck with that journey. It's a wild ride, and it's definitely not the life you'd choose at first. But the TCK syndrome is catching, and you usually don't have much of a choice. But take the chance- sometimes you'll hate it, but you won't ever truly regret it.
Mishy <3
PS. For more symptoms and information on TCKs, check out http://www.tckid.com/
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