Nine years ago, upon arrival in Chengdu, I knew nothing about the city and its ethos.
I have an interesting relationship with Chengdu, one that I would not have expected when I first came to China 12 years ago.
Ni Hao! My name is Simona. I was a Management Science exchange student for 6 months in Chengdu.
When you hear about Chengdu, you might immediately think of pandas, majong (麻將), hot-pot or other red-colored spicy food.
My name is Batamuliza Jennifer, I’m from Rwanda a very beautiful country found in the eastern part of Africa.
After nine-hour flight to Beijing and a subsequent four-hour flight, I arrived on the soil of Chengdu to begin my academic work.
When you first arrive in a foreign country everything seems mysterious. In the next few weeks and months you embark in the foreign culture.
Chengdu, is one of the prominent cities in China that when I first arrived I felt I made a mistake travelling of my country.
On 4th September 2014, I was fully matriculated into University of Electronic Science and Technology (UESTC).
In 2007 I visited China for the first time, and was overwhelmed by how quickly I fell in love with the natural beauty, history, art and pace of life.
While most of my colleagues flitted off to more foreign lands during Spring Festival, I chose to stay behind in Chengdu, the city known as the "Heavenly State" and explore the rich sites in the land that had become my home just four months ago.
Mafan (麻煩), translated as inconvenient, troublesome or annoying. We all know it, right?
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