Why I’m not traveling to Finland anytime soon?
Last time we visited Finland and saw my family was in August 2019, it’s been over 2 years now that I’ve seen my parents and my siblings. My niece is already over 1 year old and I have never seen her. Last Summer my grandmother passed away and I couldn’t be there to say goodbye. I don’t easily miss home, but I think it’s safe to say that during these times thinking of home can be very painful. Why we aren’t hopping on the plane and visiting Finland then? Technically it should be possible to do so, but here are the reasons why we choose not to. Vaccinations Our daughter…
After a year of silence, covid is back in Guangzhou
It had been a year without a single covid case in Guangzhou, we all thought the pandemic was behind us and we could just continue living our lives here in the bubble. But somehow late May the virus escaped and infected an older women living in Liwan district. It’s still unclear how she got the infection, but without knowing she was sick, she visited several restaurants in the city and the new outbreak started. Since end of May there has been over a hundred new cases in total. This number might not seem like a lot to many countries that have more cases per day, but it still is a…
Spring greetings from a very unusual Spring
When 2019 turned into 2020 none of us had an idea of what kind of a year this would be like. In January I still visited the Huangpu Old Village with my daughter and had a great time without having to wear a mask all the time. End of January we started to realize how serious the situation was and I wrote about living in China during virus outbreak and then about our 29 days of staying mostly at home and avoiding others. In March I was writing down all the things I wish I would have done if I knew a pandemic would hit, not long after that the…
In times like these, we need to spread some love! 80+ residents saying I Love Guangzhou
In times of pandemic, it’s not only the virus that spreads, it’s also the fear. Fear can sometimes bring out the worst in us, hate. What can we do when people are afraid and when it comes out as hate towards the other? We can spread more love! I’ve been living in Guangzhou for 10 years, probably will stay here for the next 10 years as well. I feel this is my city, this is the place where I feel like home. So when fear and hate spreads faster than the virus, I feel responsible for doing something about it. I decided to sprinkle some love! And not just me,…
