Winter without heating in Guangzhou
It doesn’t snow in Guangzhou and the temperature doesn’t go below zero, but that doesn’t mean it’s always Summer in Guangzhou either. One of the big surprises that living in Guangzhou has brought me are the cold winters. Yangtze River…
Train travel in China
In four years I’ve traveled in China by train at least for 165 hours. I’ve tried soft sleeper, hard sleeper, standing ticket changed to hard seat and comfortable soft seat in a bullet train. I’ve traveled alone, with my boyfriend,…
Our Finnish-Chinese Love Story
Yesterday, one year ago, I met my boyfriend Alan. It was 8th of December 2012 and I was invited to a Finnish pre-Christmas party in Foshan. It was held in a luxurious expat home of a Finnish family and I…
Life of a China Fanatic
My first phrasebook in middle school was my dad’s Berliz from the 1980’s I was a huge China fan back in middle school and even more so in high school. I found my Chinese name online and let everyone know…