After leaving China for a business trip, Tanya couldn't go back to her husband due to covid. She went back to Australia 5 years ago. How did she deal with this separation with immigration laws, finances and everything. How does working in China complicate the paperwork? Being apart in Australia and the US, it has been a tough process for them.

Her book: Misunderstood

Find her on FB https://www.facebook.com/misunderstoodTCK

on IG @misunderstoodtck https://www.instagram.com/misunderstoodtck/

Her previous episodes

Ep48 Supporting Third Culture Kids w/ Tanya Crossman

Ep86 Childhood Experiences & Third-Culture Kids? w/ Tanya Crossman

Ep102 Adult TCKs Looking Back ft. Tanya Crossman

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🎧 Chai with Ping https://linktr.ee/chaiwithping

👍 IG @chaiwithping https://www.instagram.com/chaiwithping

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Tanya has been on my show a few times talking about her work with Third Culture Kids (TCKs). This time, she shared her journey growing up, working in China, and finding her career in supporting TCKs.

Her book: Misunderstood

Find her on FB https://www.facebook.com/misunderstoodTCK

on IG @misunderstoodtck https://www.instagram.com/misunderstoodtck/?hl=en

Her previous episodes

Ep48 Supporting Third Culture Kids w/ Tanya Crossman

Ep86 Childhood Experiences & Third-Culture Kids? w/ Tanya Crossman

Ep102 Adult TCKs Looking Back ft. Tanya Crossman

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➡️ Ep93 Second-Gen Indian American Muslim (1) w/ Jamil

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➡️ Ep82 When Music Intersects with Multiple Identities w/ MARC AMELLO

➡️ Ep76 Learning Hindi in India w/ Sarah

🎧 Chai with Ping https://linktr.ee/chaiwithping

👍 IG @chaiwithping https://www.instagram.com/chaiwithping

👍 FB @chaiwithping https://www.facebook.com/chaiwithping

📧 chaiwithping@gmail.com

#AustralianinChina #AustraliainUS #StudyingChinese #TCK #crosscultural #livedexperiences #immigrants #chaiwithping #lifeabroad

In this episode, I talked about why I went back to India after 6 years, the people and experiences I had during this super short trip, and how I reflected in between trips—big thanks to Rajesh uncle, Nipa auntie, Krishna, Pratee,k and Shubham.

Writing with Fire Documentary https://youtu.be/MFBWKklVEOU?si=6zylttFjhu_2kops

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📧 chaiwithping@gmail.com

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I talked about how I landed on my current job as an Educational Learning Specialist at a medical school in Colorado. Med schools in the US are different from other countries and how do students strive for success?

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👍 IG @chaiwithping https://www.instagram.com/chaiwithping
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📧 chaiwithping@gmail.com

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Suman continues to tell us about his experience, fears, and concerns about cultures. We compared a bit of Indian and American culture. Being an international professional in the US can be unpredictable, and how does he navigate this?

Part 1: Ep109 I Got Kicked Out From DMV ft. Suman Sirivella (1)
Suman's IG @sirivellasuman https://www.instagram.com/sirivellasuman

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👍 IG @chaiwithping https://www.instagram.com/chaiwithping
👍 FB @chaiwithping https://www.facebook.com/chaiwithping
📧 chaiwithping@gmail.com

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Suman came to the US to study Geographic Information Systems. He encountered numerous interesting or culturally different clients at the IT center on campus. How did he handle them when clients were demanding? How did he adjust to cultural differences in Colorado, coming from a South Indian culture?
Don't forget to follow up on part 2 of this episode.

Suman's IG @sirivellasuman https://www.instagram.com/sirivellasuman

Our last episode, Ep85 Going Home as A New Comer/Reverse Culture Shock w/ Ping

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🎧 Chai with Ping https://linktr.ee/chaiwithping
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📧 chaiwithping@gmail.com

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OuOu and Rohit met in the university and started living together during COVID time. How do Taiwaneses and Indians get along? What happened to the ice-cream? What cultural adjustments did they experience? How did they get through differences and move forward in their relationship in such a close proximity?

OuOu has a Mandarin episode on my other channel.

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Diversity in a South African and American sense. What about it? Egon and Jo shared their view on race and culture. Being a foreign spouse, what did Jo go through during the marriage registration?

Journey Africa IG @journey_2_sa https://www.instagram.com/journey_2_sa/

www.hopp.bio/journey-africa

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