Episode 2 : Two Girls 'a loan in China' - Part II

02/19/21 • 40 min

Back in China after vacationing in Bali, the reality deepens. Our guests continue their story of going through the motions under five months of quarantine and staying calm amidst the chaos. Fending off discrimination and managing their mental health. We all can attest life is not what we signed up for. This episode is an example of how we can roll with the punches.

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Episode 2: Two girls 'a loan' in China

How far would you go to be financially free? Learning comes with a price and these girls are paying it forward with the same route they took to their destination – education. The determination to be debt free led Cristine and Orsha from the sunny isle of Jamaica to the most populous place on the planet – China. They found themselves in store for much more than a cultural experience. In part one of this interview both ladies share their experience of assimilating into Chinese classroom and culture. Like the rest of the world they were caught off guard in the unprecedented pandemic. Listen as they take us through their early experiences in the pandemic, fending off discrimination and managing their mental health.

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