Home Away From Home is an essay contest for foreign friends who currently live in China. It is a series of unique stories written by expats to show what in China is like for them. If you would like to participate and submit your unique story on what has living in China been like for you, please see the guidelines here.
Welcome to the 2nd edition of our contest. To read all the stories from the previous edition you can click here.
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Home Away from Home
(2nd Edition 2022)
- 1. Voyage au centre de moi-même. Alain Thirion
- 2. The fabulous “sweet” destiny of Melody. Melody Pace
- 3. My Blessed Guangzhou Life. Namrata Motiani
- 4. Life’s a Beach. Anvita Ramakrishna
- 5. Choosing China. Gerhard Uys (Ace)
- 6. Faith in Xiamen. Faith Bautista
- 7. Peacefulness is home to me. Ali Adat
- 8. My unique person. Casey Ellzey
- 9. At Home in the Classroom. Sam Keir
- 10. Guangzhou – my home in South East China. Holly Ann
- 11. Xiamen fever. Maria Malakhova
- 12. The ‘link’ between Xiamen and Medieval Europe! By Daniel Mayers
- 13. “F**k, I’m American.” By Joanne Ko
- 14. My Time in China: Redefining Home by Mea Andrews
- 15. Neighborly. By Paige Kuhn
- 16. The contours of chance. By Violeta Nadurille.
- 17. Memories from Pakistan. By Sheraz Anwar
- 18. Do You Believe In Second Chances? Julian Quander
- 19. A pastry chef in China by Pol Anter
- 20. What does the other side of the world look like? By Daniel Esteban
- 21. My love story with China. By Ana Lafuente
- 22. Can I be like you in three months? By Moxi
- 23. Dating with China. By Viktoria Radnaeva
- 24. Living harmoniously with nature in Beijing. By Miranda
- 25. Becoming home. By Amy Vernon
- 26. Finding my happily ever after in China. By Khola
- 27. Boundless life, boundless world. By Dr. Manu
- 28. Home is where the heart is. By Meeta Bhagtani
- 29. Rumah kedua Ku. By Dhina Ramadiani
- 30. A child of the Garden City. By Marc Alexander
- 31. Unforgettable Moments in China by Abid Hussain
- 32. A Time in Hangzhou. By Abdoulaye M’Begniga
- 33. Shenzhen never bores you. By Edcia Alcocer
- 34. Nailed it! By Helen Bondarenko
- 35. Suburban Adventures. By Felix Kraemer
- 36. A Jar of Memories. By Natasa Vujicic
- 37. Finding the past and my future in Xiamen. By Adam Loomis
- 38. An overseas Chinese trying to find his roots by Yeang
- 39. Drive your dreams. By Alvaro Montoya
- 40. A new home. By Ian Hylton
- 41. CHINA: A Place Where My Heart Dwells. By Fahad Javaid
- 42. Mischief and Mishaps in the Middle Kingdom. By Paula Zhou
- 43. I love Wuhu, I love China! By Zarina Ismailova
- 44. How the ice city melts my heart. By Yolande Deane
- 45. Collecting countries to find my true self. By Anna Kova
- 46. A One in a Million opportunity- Building a Community. By Alexia Vargas
- 47. Have to be Strong. By Randy Alexander
~That’s all for the 2nd Edition of Home Away From Home by Master Translations~