by Luz M. Sanchis | Jun 2, 2022 | Home Away From Home 2, News and events
The contours of chance (My story of 缘分 with China) By Violeta Nadurille Violeta wrote this story also in Spanish. Choose “Spanish” on the scroll-down menu above. There is, in Chinese, a concept called yuánfèn (缘分). It refers to the belief that there are...
by Luz M. Sanchis | Jun 1, 2022 | Home Away From Home 2
Neighborly. By Paige Kuhn It was a hot, summer day in 2015, and I’d hardly been in China for more than a couple of months. I was walking up to my apartment building during a break between classes when a woman shouted at me from the stairway of my six-floor walkup....
by Luz M. Sanchis | May 26, 2022 | Blog, Home Away From Home 2
My Time in China: Redefining Home by Mea Andrews Hello everyone, I’m Mea Andrews and I’m an American living and working in Beijing. I just moved here from Chongqing, and I had been living there since 2017. I came to China for the same reasons I think most of...
by Luz M. Sanchis | May 24, 2022 | Blog, Home Away From Home 2
“F**k, I’m American” by Joanne Ko Sure, culture shock happens on both sides of a shore. “Never go to China! You have no idea how dangerous China is. Promise me...
by Luz M. Sanchis | May 20, 2022 | Blog, Home Away From Home 2
“The ‘link’ between Xiamen and Medieval Europe!” By Daniel Mayers Hello everybody! I’m Daniel from London, UK. I’m a Chinese language undergrad student at Xiamen university, and I’ve been here for three years. I want to share a story about...
by Luz M. Sanchis | May 16, 2022 | Home Away From Home 2
“Xiamen fever” by Maria Malakhova My name is Maria Malakhova, I am from Siberia, Russia. I have been in Xiamen for almost 8 years. On the way home for a break, I stopped in Beijing for a day to visit the Great Wall, so I didn’t have to answer questions...
