Home Away From Home 2021

Bonjour! Hello everyone, my name is Melody and my Chinese name is 梅洛 (Méiluò the same characters as grape variety Merlot). I’m French and a Hunanese daughter-in-law! I’ve been attracted to China’s history, cuisine and language since I was a child… But what first made me fall in love with China was the giant pandas. […]

Name：Thara McDonald Country of Origin：New Zealand (half Kiwi, half Thai) Occupation：Educator Years in China：Approximately 2 Years How did your journey in China begin? In 2017 I was living in New Zealand and at that time, applying for jobs in China since I always wanted to experience living here. I got an offer to teach in […]

Name: Luz Country of Origin: Spain Occupation: Translator, interpreter and CMO Years in China: 6 How did your journey in China begin? I was a Spanish, English and Chinese translation major in my undergrad years. After 4 years of part-time Chinese learning, I could translate written texts, but could barely utter a few Chinese sentences […]

Name: Andrew Country of Origin: United States of America Occupation: Call Center Supervisor Years in China: 4.5 How did your Journey in China Begin, what is your unique China Story? My first time to visit this side of the world was in May 2015 as a school trip through Taiwan and Shanghai for 2 weeks. […]

Name: Rafa Fuertes Occupation: Marketer Years in China: over 5 years I came to China by surprise and without thinking too much, after more than five years in the Middle Kingdom (China), coming was without a doubt a good decision, and the good memories are much more than the bad ones. Right now,I live in […]

Name: Marytha Johnson Country of Origin: USA (United States of America) Occupation: Teacher Years in China: About four in total Hey Everyone! Welcome to my story. Be prepared for wonder, miracles, and unnecessary flamboyance. So, how did I get to China ehhh? Well, I came two different times for two very different reasons. The first […]

Name: Aziz Sipho Matthews Country of Origin: South Africa Occupation: English Teacher and Trainer Years in China: 5 Greetings to anyone who might be reading this. It’s been a while since I’ve written anything meaningful so let me start off by telling you a little bit about myself. I first came to China roughly five […]

Name: Umberto Country of Origin: Italy Occupation: Student Years in China: 3 The first time I had a Chinese friend was at the age of 6. I had two Chinese classmates who could barely speak Italian, but at that time language wasn’t as important as it is now. During my high school period around 16 years old, I […]

Name: Karla M. Gurley Country of Origin: USA Occupation: Kindergarten English Teacher Years in China: 4/Four Let’s be honest, every little girl wants to grow up to be a princess. We all do! I know I sure did. As a child in Texas, I often found any excuse to don a fancy gown with a […]

Name: Smita Country of Origin: India Occupation: House-maker, Community Service, Indian Culinarian  Years in China: 14 How did your journey in China begin? Honestly, I never thought in my lifetime that I would be living in China, but my husband’s dream brought me to this heaven on earth. Just like many Indian women, who instead […]

Name: Becky Ances Country of origin: USA Occupation: Teacher Years in China: 12 How did your journey in China begin?         I remember my first full day in China at the new school I was contractually obligated to live and work at for the next 6 months. Because of jet lag I […]

Name: FrançoisCountry of Origin: France Occupation: Student 👨‍🎓Years in China: 5 How did your journey in China begin? I first came to Xiamen on June 2015 to study my second year of master degree in exchange program. What do you like most about your city (Xiamen or others) and China as a whole? I love […]