Easy Rewards
Before coming to China I worked in Spain as an au pair and found out how rewarding being with children was. How much joy then can bring...
Chinese New Year
Here in Nanchang, I've been lucky enough that my home stay falls during Spring Festival (春节). Spring festival is a huge thing in China...
A very Chinese Christmas
Before I left for China, and even talking to friends outside of China, I'm often asked 'do you miss home?', or 'will you be going home...
A little regularity in a world of change
Everyday is different, very different. Maybe one day you are non-stop busy, but the next day you can hardly find anything to occupy your...
The Pescetarian Transition
Since starting university last year it seems my immune system has gotten weaker and weaker. Over summer I was eating lots of home cooked...
Five Feel-good Films
China is great, however my body really doesn't like being here. Over the course of the last two months or so I have been more ill than I...