"TCKs from all over the world can get a running start on transitioning to North America and life beyond at Transit Lounge!
We hold both our younger and older programs in the beautiful state of Georgia at Fort Mountain Retreat Center. We also started holding another Older teen program at SAGU in Dallas, Texas in 2022. NEW in 2023: A 10-day program for older teens at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan!
We are pleased to offer a 4 day program specifically for TCKs who still have a few more years before high school graduation, or will be returning to overseas again. For those who will be 12-17 years old by July, this retreat will focus on more age appropriate issues. We’ll leave talk of preparing for college and independent living for the other seminars. Instead, we’ll focus on the issues that matter to life in middle school and early high school for cultural transplants.
However, if this option will not work out for you, we regularly make exceptions for younger teens to participate in the older program.
Because not everyone can make one of the programs in person, we’ve rolled out an online program that promises to be practical, relevant, and of course… fun. Read more about our virtual transition seminar held during the fall semester, Wayfinder.
For more than 30 years, Interaction International has been coming alongside Third Culture Kids/TCKs and MKs, through our Transition Retreats. We’ve had over 1500 TCKs attend our programs.
Our program staff has decades of experience working with TCKs. Our combined staff experience includes working and/or living in over 50 different countries.
Older Teen Programs:
Location: Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) near Dallas, Texas
Date: July 2-8, 2023
For: TCKs ages 16-20 (will consider younger teens)
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Location: Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan (NEW!)
Event Date: July 17-July 26, 2023
For: TCKs ages 16-20 (will consider younger teens)
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Location: Fort Mountain Conference Center in Chatsworth, Georgia (FULL)
Event Date: July 30-August 5th, 2023
For: TCKs ages 16-20 (will consider younger teens)
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The Older Georgia program is full. Any applications we receive will be waitlisted. If we have any drops, the next applicants will be accepted.
Location: Wayfinder will be on our Zoom platform
Event Date: 2023 TBD
For: TCKs who completed high school in the last year or two and living in the US.
Learn more here
Younger Teen Program:
Location: Fort Mountain Conference Center in Chatsworth, Georgia
Event Date: July 26-29th,2023
For: TCKs ages 12-17
Learn more here
"If you want a place where you connect with people like never before, laugh with the truest glee, cry with the deepest and sweetest tear, and get flipped while tubing by some guy- come here! "- Transit Lounge 2021 Participant