Gazing into the distance, I took a breath—Mountain-climbing is really challenging.
At dawn, when the chirping of magpies (Magpie means happiness or joy in Chinese folk culture) flew into my ear through the slightly opening window, the feeling of happiness arose spontaneously.
I believe that everyone will have moments of getting lost, being painful, confused, hungry or helpless.
After I came to China, completed my university studies, got married and had children, I knew that I must have saved the Galaxy in my last life.
In the eyes of many people, China is a mysterious and remote country. But in my eyes, China is not mysterious but charming, not remote but reachable.
Fourteen years have passed since I came to China from Turkey. During these years, I grew up to be a Turkish teacher from a young student.
When I was a kid, I loved watching a TV series called Journey to the West.
My name is Taniya (Karpushina Tatiana) and I am a student at the Oriental Institute of National Research University "Higher school of economics” Saint Petersburg.
In September of 1985, I came to China to study Chinese at the Beijing Language Institute (Currently known as Beijing Language and Culture University).
Although I started learning Chinese four years ago, I can’t remember when I began to yearn for China. I can only say that I have always loved China.
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