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Last days of formal classes at @universityofhelsinki. Feeling a tad nostalgic, maybe.

Naomi, rågbröd & #shockpolitics. Why #Trump happened and how to move forward. 5/5.

Between 2005 & 2018 nothing has changed. Still wearing the same winter jacket. #adultpoints #meantfor10yearolds

Metro art & thoughts❤

Every morning you wake to fly to #berlin is a good morning! On my way to the Call to Action on Antimicrobial Resistance(AMR) meeting, hosted…

During the past week I´ve spent quite some time thinking about the Dragon and the Elephant, namely China and India. Despite having experienc…

Random moments in China vol x. Joined my friend Lilin's radio show on China Radio International for talks about Santa Claus, air pollution, O…

Yesterday I was observing a Hackathon on Wechat miniapps at #tsinghuaxlab with the great Enoch Wong from CareerX. China has become an increa…

Super interesting day in global politics: Here in Beijing, Xi Jinping is meeting with world leaders trying to push forward the multi trillio…

I had the greatest of days today. 1. Met some great people at #tsinghuaxlab. 2. Got to ask questions from David Naborro, one of the candida…

My days in Shanghai are coming to an end and it's time to continue the trip to Beijing. Here I had the time to get familiar with new wave gr…

Chiang Kai-Shek's not my favourite figure, but his Memorial hall sure looks nice in the sunset🌅 #eastisthenewwest #exchangetaiwan #chiangkais…

Introducing @storyn13322 i.e. Sherry, one of my first friends at the faculty and the bearer of the coolest duck shirt ever!👌 She has been a t…

The characters 泳安（yong3an1) constitute my new identity i.e. my Chinese name. Choosing a Chinese name for yourself is a common custom when lea…

Peter Vesterbacka, the former CEO and creator of Angry Birds, quit his job and went to Beijing to study Chinese. In the article he visions a…

To make things nastier for Chinese learners, there exists two different sets of characters: the traditional(繁體字）and the simplified(简体字) Trad…

Today at class I felt like( and looked like🐳) the fish I found yesterday in a pond close to a bustling street in Taipei: Confused and out-of-…

Not my finest day. Yesterday evening I felt exhausted after returning from the Philippines and went to bed at 8pm hoping to ease my sleep de…

Treating my #postvacationblues with my favourite Taiwanese omelette and caramel coffee @guruhouse.tw Soon I'll head to the 24 h bookstore for…

Today's focus is on my least favourite part in learning Chinese: handwriting. Nowadays it's basically useless when everything is written on c…

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