Do you dream about moving abroad? YEAH THAT'S ME
My first week of grad school in China has been a crazy, hectic whirlwind of new friends, great experiences and constant thoughts of “why did I decide to move back here??” Compared to my last year teaching English in the middle of nowhere, my social life has greatly improved. I’m constantly surrounded by other people, and […]
In just over two weeks I’ll be leaving for grad school in China. “Grad school in China?!” Most people are confused. They don’t understand why I would possibly want to go to grad school in China, or how I’ll be able to use my degree back home. Next year I’ll be attending the University of […]
It’s official: next year I’ll be attending The University of Nottingham for my Master’s in International Communications! The University of Nottingham is a world top 75 university based in Nottingham England, with campuses in China and Malaysia. I opted to complete my degree in China so that I can work on my Chinese language, make […]
I love social media. Facebook, Istagram, Twitter; it’s how I keep in touch with everyone back home. I can share my photos and my stories, which not only gives me a sense of purpose, but also the ability to connect with my old friends and acquaintances. When I return home I won’t feel out of […]
I recently came across an article on GoOverseas.com titled Why You Should Date A Girl Who Studied Abroad. While the article is specifically written for men, I think a lot of her points can be used to describe a wide variety of topics. These are the reasons why I not only tend to be interested […]
While I’ve already started posting about my life here in Beijing, I couldn’t leave out the last month or so, when I traveled to Qinghai, Tibet, Nepal, Hongkong and Guangzhou! The last few weeks in Beijing were a stressful blur. A few days after my incident with the Baijiu, I came down with awful stomach […]
Last year, when I studied abroad with the Alliance for Global Education in Beijing, a few of the students opted to do a home stay. One of my classmates, Yoko, had a home stay with a 3-year-old host brother nick-named Shuai Shuai, or “handsome handsome”. She invited me and a few other people over for dinner one […]
A list of awkward moments I have only ever encountered in China: Your boss tells you to eat more, when you already have food in your mouth You walk down the street and everyone is staring at you, and your first thought is “Is my skirt tucked into my underwear or something??!”and then you realize […]
Remember when I wrote a capstone on Skin Whitening in China? Well two of this year’s Alliance Beijing students worked together to create a capstone video documentary on Huaren in China. Huaren, are ethnically Chinese people who live outside of China, such as “Chinese Americans”. The video is extremely well done, and I couldn’t help […]
The Alliance students just arrived in China two weeks ago, so I decided it would be a good time to reflect on my experience in China and how things have changed since I’ve been back home. It was just over a year ago that I left for my Asian adventure. I was nervous, scared and […]
Hi I'm Richelle! I'm the founder of the Freedom Life and I've been living abroad since 2013. For the last eight years, I've been helping hundreds of adventurous people just like you move abroad, and I can't wait to help you get started on this incredible adventure!
