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China is perhaps one of the most fascinating countries we’ve ever been to. With fantastic food, friendly people, and a contrast of chaos and calm, we absolutely loved our 13 months spent living and traveling around China.

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10 Things We’ll Miss About China

Living in Yangzhou, China for the past 13 months has been an amazing experience. An experience filled with fond memories, great friends, a new career and a cool culture. As we’re nearing the end of our time in China, we’re starting to get a bit misty-eyed thinking about the great moments we’ve had here. There ...
Sweet & Delicious Summer Fruits Of China

Sweet & Delicious Summer Fruits Of China

One of the best parts about travelling is experiencing new foods from different parts of the world. Chinese food is amazing, in fact, it’s one of our favourite countries for food, even the stranger street foods, and so are the seasonal fruits! It’s summertime here and the temperature is soaring to 35 degrees, with extreme humidity. ...
Living In China: Quirks Of The Culture

Living In China: Quirks Of The Culture

Living abroad is totally different from just travelling through a country. We’ve been able to really get to know about the Chinese way of life, customs and culture. It’s amazing how much we’ve learned from living here, apparently, we didn’t know anything when we travelled here for a month! We thought it was time to ...
Dumpling Making Party in China!

Dumpling Making Party in China!

A couple of weeks ago, we decided to show our Chinese friends the western ways of BBQ’ing and picnics, a foreign concept here in China. They had a great time and wanted to show us something special from their culture. So, they invited us, Jhonny, Rose and Colleen over to one of their houses to ...
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Teaching English In Front Of 400 People On Children’s Day

The other day I received a text message from my boss saying that I was going to have to go and do a promo at the exhibition center. Usually this involves simply handing out flyers and looking foreign… but this day was different. When I met the principal of the school outside the massive complex, ...
BBQ’s and Picnics: A Foreign Concept in China?

BBQ’s and Picnics: A Foreign Concept in China?

One of the best things about living in China is witnessing our Chinese friends try new (aka, Western) things! Over the last couple of weeks the weather has been really nice and we’ve been trying to spend lots of time outdoors, and we’ve been trying to include our Chinese friends. Recently, we went to a ...