Life in Chinese | Weekly Stories in Slow Mandarin

What does it feel like to wake up to a war? In this episode I have special guest -- a Chinese citizen at Kyiv the night when Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Our conversation (in Mandarin) provides a rare peak into the real experience of a foreign individual amid the war in Ukraine.

被战争叫醒是一种怎样的体验？本集博客我们请到了一位特殊的嘉宾——2022年2月24日，俄乌战争爆发，她作为一名中国人在基辅醒来。我们的对话解释了外国人在这场战争中独特而真实的体验。

Although some sectors such as hospitality have seen significant job losses, there has been a forceful rebound in the job market as the pandemic normalizes and more and more positions are open for remote work. On the one hand, certain aspects such as training have proven to be problematic to do remotely. On the other hand, remote work has presented unprecedented opportunities for us to work as an international community and connect with people in different time zones.

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