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35. Suburban Adventures. By Felix Kraemer Hi there! I am Felix from Germany and my China adventure began 10 years ago. In 2012, I was invited by a professor from Xiamen University to teach design workshops here for second year students. When I came to China first, I travelled with my German friend David. We […]

34. Nailed it! By Helen Bondarenko My name is Helen. I’m 29 years old, and I’m from Ukraine, from a small city named Zaporizhzhia. I have been living in China for more than 6 years and I bake the most delicious cakes! But it wasn’t always like that. One day there was a turning point […]

33. Shenzhen never bores you. By Edcia Alejandra Alcocer Carpio This story was adapted from an interview by Shenzhen Daily  conducted by Chen Xiaochun 陈晓纯 and Lin Jianping林建平 The story is available in Spanish, too. You may choose Spanish on the scroll-down menu on top Photos by Chen Xiaochun 陈晓纯 and Lin Jianping 林建平   Hi […]

32. A Time in Hangzhou. By Abdoulaye M’Begniga I am Abdoulaye M’Begniga (本尼卡). I come from Mali. I am currently a PhD student at Anhui Normal University in Wuhu, Anhui Province. However, the little story I want to tell you concerns a period that I spent in one of China’s beautiful cities, Hangzhou, between 2016-2018. […]

31. Unforgettable Moments in China by Abid Hussain My name is Abid Hussain, and my Chinese name is 邱纳庇. I am from Pakistan. I did my bachelor’s degree in Pakistan from 2015-2019. From 2019 to 2021, I completed my master’s degree at Xiamen University in China. Now I am doing my doctoral research at Tianjin […]

30. A child of the Garden City. By Marc Alexander My name is Marc Alexander, and I am from Leeds, in England. I am working in China as a teacher, and am about to start studying a masters degree as well. The screams, the terrible screams. That’s what I heard the first night we had […]

29. Rumah kedua Ku. By Dhina Ramadiani   Hi, there. I’m Dhina, from Jakarta, Indonesia. Actually, my full name is very, very long. It has 19 letters. So, my friends and family just call me Dhina. 🙂 I am a preschool teacher and have lived in Fujian for 7 years!   When I was a […]

27. Boundless life, boundless world. By Dr. Manu   I am Dr. Emmanuel MANIRAFASHA (Ph.D.), but most friends call me Dr. Manu or Maboshi (马博士) here in China. My Chinese name is 马希望; it is recognized as an official Chinese name because it is mentioned on my accommodation registration form for persons from abroad (local […]

26. Finding my happily ever after in China. By Khola   My China journey began in the year 2015 when I came to China for the first time with a tentative plan to spend one semester here, and then decide if I wanted to stay longer. I had come to China on CSC scholarship for […]

25. Becoming home. By Amy Vernon   My name is Amy Vernon and I am from the U.S., although I was born overseas. I have been working as an English and kindergarten teacher for two years, but my degree is in Social Work and French. I have lived in China for two and a half […]

24. Living harmoniously with nature in Beijing. By Miranda   I live in a small village north of the Beijing airport. I’ve been more Asia-based since 2009, I have lived everywhere from Cambodia, Indonesia, and I initially came to China to travel. I came directly to Beijing and traveled everywhere: Inner Mongolia, Jiangsu, Guangzhou, just […]