Before we even started dating my husband told me he is from a very rural place in northern Anhui. He was worried this fact would put me off. It didn’t and we got married a year later.
But there is …
Sometimes walking down a street here in Bozhou can take me from excited to desperate in a span of just a few seconds! At times I really hate China, but then I love it to bits…
It’s a strange love-hate …
Sometimes we forget the beauty of simple things. I have been living Niuji, a small village north of Anhui province for a few months now. And there are times when I hate this place. Living condition can be rough here, …
Change can be reciprocal. In my case, I have changed a lot since I first entered China.
Sometimes I am amazed on how much I have adapted over the past years. I have been willingly following the Chinese expression 入乡随俗 …
There have been many posts by expats talking about habits they picked up, things that have changed since they lived in China. Most of them though are living in an expat community, or in an international university, and in a …
The thing with Chinese New Year in rural China: it is the same every single year; at least since I started celebrating together with my Chinese parents-in-law. There have been very detailed and colorful descriptions in general about Chinese New …
Xue Meng’s parents are not coming home for Chinese New Year this time. The last time she saw them was a year ago, when they came home to spent the New Year with her. I was there. I remember we …
When we are younger a birthday is always something we can’t wait for. Presents, all our friends gathered and food our mother would usually not let us eat on a daily basis. Than we get older. And birthdays start to …
A couple of days ago several news agencies, such as CNN, BBC or The Guardian were posting reports about China’s move to ban indoor public smoking nationwide. I found this news incredible. We don’t have to talk about what …
Today I was whining about London’s weather. Later, Jin told me about their situation at the moment. I felt bad instantly. About even thinking the weather and the conditions in London would be bad.
It is winter in Anhui province, …
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