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We have been in Changchun for a year now. We have experienced a lot and a lot has happened. With you, with us. In the first year, we also had to say goodbye to our first friends from Changchun. They have finished their time here in Changchun. For us it is still two years. So we have already completed 1/3. Now it will be autumn. And when winter is over, it will be half-time. In the meantime, I've also arrived here somehow, after a really stupid start here for me. For those who

Current Corona situation in China In the meantime, Corona has arrived in China again. No one knows exactly how and why, but most suspect that it was reintroduced by travellers. Although everyone is actually put into quarantine first.... For most of the time, the numbers in China have been around 0-10 cases per day, in the WHOLE country! Now there are more (100 per day) and the alarm is clear again. Here in Changchun, you go shopping with a mask again and have to show your gre

Last week we received an invitation to a Chinese wedding. The date is 11.7.2021, which is a Sunday. Start of the party 10:58. Why such a strange time? It has something to do with Chinese ideas of luck. The number 8 means a lot of wealth. That means money. If you put it on its side, the number eight is the infinite sign. So infinite wealth. But I don't know if this numerology also says something about luck and love. It would be desirable for the couple to have both wealth and

You have waited long enough for our next sign of life. And I always wait until something exciting happens that I can tell you about :) Finally my first SUP course I got my first request for a SUP beginner course. That's why I started to check where here in Changchun are good entry points that are beginner-friendly and easy to reach by car. There is a lot of water in the city, but not every stream/river/lake is suitable, or it's hard to get there by car because it's a park, or

Our first wedding anniversary On our first wedding day (registry office) we surprised each other. I surprised Denny with a homemade chocolate heart cake and Denny surprised me with a huge bouquet of flowers. Similar to Fleurop or the like in Germany, you can order flowers here via an app. However, they are not sent by the post office, but brought directly to your door by a scooter driver. The app is actually called Meituan. But with a picture of a kangaroo on it. So we just c