by Luz M. Sanchis | Aug 9, 2022 | Blog, Home Away From Home 2
39. Drive your dreams. By Alvaro Montoya My name is Alvaro Montoya, and I am known by Chinese friends as 梦龙. I was born in Lima, Peru, but I grew up in Barcelona. During my time in university, while studying my telecom engineering degree, I was always curious about...
by Luz M. Sanchis | Aug 8, 2022 | Blog, Home Away From Home 2
38. An overseas Chinese trying to find his roots by Yeang Hi there! My name is Yeang. I was born and raised in Penang, Malaysia, and I am of Chinese descent. I have traveled to more than 21 countries and worked in 5 different countries. For the past 10 years I have...
by Luz M. Sanchis | Jul 29, 2022 | Blog, Home Away From Home 2
Finding the past and my future in Xiamen. By Adam Loomis My name is Adam Loomis and I come from a small farm town in the United States of America. I’ve been living in Xiamen for seven years and working as an English teacher. Let me tell you how I got here and why...
by Luz M. Sanchis | Jul 28, 2022 | Blog, Home Away From Home 2
36. A Jar of Memories. By Natasa Vujicic About me I was born in Serbia and brought up in Montenegro. That is where I met my husband, who moved from Germany to start working in the same company as me. After a few years living in Belgrade, we decided to move to...
by Luz M. Sanchis | Jul 27, 2022 | Blog, Home Away From Home 2
35. Suburban Adventures. By Felix Kraemer Hi there! I am Felix from Germany and my China adventure began 10 years ago. In 2012, I was invited by a professor from Xiamen University to teach design workshops here for second year students. When I came to China first, I...
by Luz M. Sanchis | Jul 25, 2022 | Blog, Home Away From Home 2
34. Nailed it! By Helen Bondarenko My name is Helen. I’m 29 years old, and I’m from Ukraine, from a small city named Zaporizhzhia. I have been living in China for more than 6 years and I bake the most delicious cakes! But it wasn’t always like that. One day there was...
