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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