I never doubted that the day would come
when I would have to pack up all of my things and move to England. My British
education taught me that life as it is in China, in a tiny international
bubble, is pretty much what it will be like there as well.
That view however, encountered multiple
allegations from those that I know that have already moved. Their views on
moving to a tiny (as it seems after China and Russia) island were most
distressing.
Some have told me that you spend the first
year surrounded by constant questions if you eat rice for dinner all the time
or how come your family has more than one child if you live in Beijing. Others,
said that it’s simply boring to live somewhere with no diversity.
Now that I’ve moved, I’m starting to form
my own opinions and I have to admit, I don’t fall under any of the two
categories. It’s still a long way for me to go until I actually form any sort
of judgment but this blog is going to help me get there.
Slowly, I plan to discuss different
experiences that I have had so far and try to break a few stereotypes about
international students coming to somewhere as far away as Newcastle Upon Tyne.
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