“Faith in Xiamen” by Faith Bautista By FAITH BAUTISTA, Filipino, Attaché of the Philippine Consulate General in Xiamen since July 2019. Faith and Philippine Consul General in Xiamen at Jichuan Gate I am a diplomat. And with postings in Vienna, Brussels and Berlin, I considered myself “Eurocentric”. Coming to Xiamen was a difficult choice.
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Written by Gerhard Uys (Ace) from South Africa Back in 2017, whenever I heard the word ‘China’ I associated it with an enormous country with countless people and buildings and polluted air everywhere. I wanted to explore this enormous country, but I was also afraid of the unknown. Then my brave cousin took a leap
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“Life’s A Beach: My Journey from One Coastal City to Another” by Anvita Ramakrishna Coming to China was such an incredible happenstance. I used to learn Chinese as a hobby back in my hometown and now I’ve been living in Xiamen for almost 3 years! I still remember my first day here so vividly. I
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“My Blessed Guangzhou Life” by Namrata Motiani Namaste, everyone. I am Namrata and I am truly blessed, grateful, thankful and feel very fortunate with my life. 16 years ago, life brought me here with my small family – my husband and two lovely daughters. Before coming to Guangzhou, we were in Jakarta, Indonesia where we
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This article is originally written in French, choose French on the drop-down menu above to see the original. I have always been fascinated by China, the country of the panda, since I was a little girl! A fascinating and intriguing country at the same time. Flashback to when I was getting ready to join
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We are honored to launch the Second Edition of Home Away from Home with Monsieur Alain Thirion’s story. Mr. Thirion from Belgium has lived in China for 30 years and is now retired in Xiamen. This article is originally written in French, choose French on the drop-down menu above to see the original. Journey
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