Tanya Crossman

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About Tanya Crossman
Tanya Crossman is passionate about building bridges of understanding between Third Culture Kids (TCKs) and those who care for them. She has mentored hundreds of teenage and young adult TCKs over the past 13 years. She has also travelled to accept invitations to speak to groups of TCKs, parents, teachers and other carers in nine countries.
Tanya grew up in Sydney and Canberra, Australia, and lived in Connecticut, USA for two years of high school. She moved to China independently at age 21, where a study year turned into 11 years abroad (including 6 months in Cambodia). Tanya has been through repatriation twice – as a teenager and as an adult – and recently made her 6th international move, back to Beijing, China.
Tanya received a bachelor’s degree in Asian Studies (Chinese) from the Australian National University, and a diploma in Mandarin Chinese from Beijing Language and Culture University. She worked several bilingual jobs in China before choosing to work with TCKs full time in 2010. She has coordinated over 35 camps and conferences for teenage TCKs in China and Cambodia.
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Blog postHello everyone, For those who have followed along on social media, my silence will be well understood. I went on a business trip in early March 2020 and everything changed. I was unable to return to my home and my husband in China, and flew to Australia to stay with my parents while I waited … Continue reading New website – with more video and blog content!7 months ago Read more
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