Home Away From Home 2021

Name：Christopher WeeksCountry of Origin：United KingdomOccupation：Foreign Language Kindergarten TeacherYears in China:：8 (5.5 in mainland and 2.5 in Taiwan) How did your journey in China begin?On January 1st 2013, I was sitting with a friend eating brunch in Manchester, nursing a particularly bad hangover, and reflecting on the previous year. I made a promise that in 2013, […]

Name: Renatto Aguilar Country of Origin：Ecuador Occupation: Trader Years in China: 7 Renatto and his sister at the Great Wall when she visited China How did your journey in China begin? Back home I was working for a Chinese company, since then I started getting close to China.  I decided to get my master’s degree […]

Name: Daniel Louis Mayers Country: United Kingdom Occupation: Student Years in China: 2 years -How did your journey in China begin?I moved to Xiamen to settle here with my girlfriend, (we met as she was studying in the UK), and began studying my undergraduate degree at Xiamen university.-What do you like most about your city […]

Hailing from a small town in Oklahoma USA, English Teacher Devione Harris shares his story on how he left America, lived in South Korea and now resides in China Name: Devione Harris Country of Origin: The United States of America Occupation: English Teacher Years in China: 4.5 years How did your journey in China begin? […]

Name: Mihail VarivodaCountry of Origin: SerbiaOccupation: TeacherYears in China: 4 How did your journey in China begin? My first time in China was back in 2015 when I was employed for a cruise ship company. We’d been cruising around the world visiting different countries and at one point the journey around Asia started. Among many […]

Name: Ramone Turnquest, also known as Roman Country of Origin: The Bahamas Occupation: Entrepreneur/Consultant Years in China: 6 How did your journey in China begin? My journey in China began in the most drastic way. In 2013, I had just gotten out of a 5-year relationship and I just wanted to reinvent myself. At that […]

Name: Zuzana Pavloňová Country of Origin: The Czech Republic Occupation: translator/interpreter/social worker Years in China: 8 How did your journey in China begin? I was studying Chinese for my bachelor’s degree, so it seemed like a good idea to come to China and improve my language a bit. My first year in Shanghai was amazing! […]

Originally from Las Vegas, Nevada in the USA, seasoned educator Davina Brown shares her unique story on living in China and why she likes it here! Home away from home is a collection of the unique stories written by foreigners in China and compiled by MTS. Join us on this journey of exploring 100 different […]

Known as the “Mayor of Xiamen” Jose Noel Halili Antivola, better known as Bong Ants shares his experience of living in Xiamen and China at large! Home away from home is a collection of the unique stories written by foreigners in China and compiled by MTS. Join us on this journey of exploring 100 different […]

From one tropical paradise to another, our intern Jevon shares his unique story about living in China Home away from home is a collection of the unique stories written by foreigners in China and compiled by MTS. Join us on this journey of exploring 100 different stories showcasing what it truly means to live in […]

How can I enter? 如何加入我们？  If you would like to contribute your story then you can use the questions below as inspiration for your creativity to flow! Submit your final write up (in no more than 800 words) with at least 3 photos included to luz@mts-tech.com. 如果你想分享你的故事，可以根据下面几个问题进行创作，提交你的最终文章（不超过800英文单词），并附上至少3张照片，发送至邮箱luz@mts-tech.com。 Deadline for submission is Friday October 15th  2021. […]