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New video: Old house in the village
New video is published on my YouTube Channel! This time I shoot a video of our home, and an old Chinese house in the village. Most foreigners I know in the city live in rather fancy apartments in the city center or at least comfortable places along the Pearl River. Our family home is something totally different! The Ling Clan has lived in this village for the past 700 years, that time they fled the war in the Fujian district and decided to settle on an island where it was safe, just 20 kilometers from the Guangzhou city center. Back in 2013, I wrote on the blog how we planned…
Before starting my PhD
I’m officially starting my Ph.D. studies in January, but before that and at the beginning of my studies, there is quite a lot of paperwork and administration to be done. As I have mentioned before, I always enjoy writing about…
Welcome to my Youtube channel
I have started to build my own professional Youtube channel about learning and teaching, researching study motivation, and living in China. So far I have uploaded a couple of older interviews, how I prepared for the HSK Advanced exam, a…
My Ph.D. Journey Begins!
It’s quite incredible to be able to share this news that I’ve dreamed about and prepared for over a year now. At the same time, I’ve been utterly scared that it would never become a reality, but here we are!…
Applying for a Chinese Green Card through a spousal route
After 12 years in China and being married to a local for 8 years, I have finally applied for and received my Chinese Green Card. The application process took around a year from preparing documents to applying and then waiting…
