Living in China during coronavirus outbreak
You are online reading this blog, so you must have heard about the recent coronavirus outbreak. I’m not going to repeat what the news are saying, but I wanted to write a litte about my own experience in living in Guangzhou during this time. We started hearing about the coronavirus last week, but didn’t get that worried at first. When I tried to go to the pharmacy on January 23rd, surgical masks were already sold out. Luckily my sister-in-law always keeps a stash of masks and medical items at home as she is a nurse. On Friday the 24th we still went to the local flower market, but just wearing…
Huangpu ancient village and old port
Huangpu ancient port and village was founded in the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), it was the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road and the only treaty port until late Qing dynasty. If you are visiting or living in Guangzhou, Huangpu village is a must place to visit and experience Cantonese culture. In 2020 I have a goal of visiting 12 new locations in Guangzhou, after living in the city for 10 years, I still have a lot to discover! I have visited Huangpu village before many years ago, so it doesn’t get to my 2020 list, but it’s still worth the visit every now and then! While some parts…
Making friends while living in Guangzhou
When I first moved to Guangzhou in 2010, I came to a totally new place on my own. The only person I knew beforehand was a Finnish guy who had posted about this experience on a message forum. Besides that one person, everything else was new. I spent my first 1.5 years in Guangzhou with other exchange students which meant that I got a new bunch of friends every six months. I had a few local friends, but they didn’t evolve into deep friendships, though I’ve been occasionally still in contact with one. In 2011 I started my bachelor degree and was so happy to have the same study group…
Summer Greetings from Guangzhou
Summer temperatures will continue in in Guangzhou, but in many ways Summer is now over. Summer courses have ended, Autumn semester is coming, our yearly trip to Finland is soon coming to an end. The day after tomorrow we will fly back to Guangzhou after spending 15 days in Finland. In this post lets take a look at our June and July happenings. June started with moms getaway to hot springs. We left the kids with their dads and drove to Conghua for one night stay at a hot spring resort. Excellent start of the Summer season! The Science Center (广东科学中心) on Higher Educational Mega Center had an excellent, though…
