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Posted on 20th September 2018 by Mark

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I am emigrating to South Central China, to Yueyang, a city on the Yangtse of 1.2 million people, all of them Chinese. These are my experiences. My name is Mark, and in my life of half a century I have lived and travelled all over Europe, but not beyond. Until now.

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Toruń, summer 2018

Toruń, summer 2018

This is our roof in the city we're leaving behind: Toruń (PL)

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