To Live and Love in Beijing: The Story of Lana and Mohamed
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Uprooting your life and moving to Beijing is a massive, scary undertaking. For many expats, it requires leaving behind friends, family, and any other sense of comfort or familiarity they know. While the city can be fickle, some transplants not only fall in love with the place, but with the people too. And specifically, one person. In this series, we’ll be talking to folks who have found love in the Capital, and ask them what it was like to meet their soulmate halfway across the globe. If you’d like to share your love story, please email drewpittock@beijing-kids.com
What is your name and your partner’s name?
My name is Lana and my husband’s name is Mohamed (very Arabic).Where are you from? Where is your partner from?
I’m actually a mix of American and Russian, while Mohamed is a pure Yemeni.advertisement
How long have you been together?
Now that you ask, it’s been longer than I thought. We have been together since April 2013! Going on seven years.Where and how did you meet?
I was working in Guangzhou at this time and was looking for a place to travel for the holidays. My friend asked if I wanted to go to Dalian with him and I agreed. When at the airport, he had to immediately cancel the trip as he had a potential client arriving in the morning.What was your first date?
At what point did you realize, “this is the one for me”?
What do you love about each other?
What can you tell us about falling in love in Beijing?
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