I Became an Expat on My Terms

Why I went back to China

Keara Lou
Keara Lou
Nov 6 · 3 min read
Photo by chuttersnap on Unsplash

I write about my time in China a lot, but a lot of people don’t know that I studied abroad in China before I went there to work. However, I don’t talk about it a lot.

The reason is I had a boyfriend at the time. Being twenty-one, with low self-esteem and little relationship experience, I ignored all the red flags in that relationship. There were…

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Keara Lou

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Keara Lou

Former ESL teacher who spent most of her 20’s in China. Now, she lives in Northern Michigan writing and learning how to be a stepparent. Loves travel and humor.

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