{"id":2762,"date":"2017-12-12T10:53:36","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T10:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/?p=2762"},"modified":"2022-04-13T15:42:23","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T15:42:23","slug":"20-things-i-am-grateful-for-as-a-year-abroad-student-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/20-things-i-am-grateful-for-as-a-year-abroad-student-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"20 things I am grateful for as a year abroad student in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Living in China is definitely challenging. However, there are many things I am super grateful for.\u00a0 I decided to make a video this time as I am a little bit too busy to write. Watch the video below and let me know what you think.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the link for part two: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PknM7AFDCVI&amp;t=9s\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PknM7AFDCVI&amp;t=9s<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vr5rUet-psA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Living in China is definitely challenging. 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