When he was twenty years old, Lin Yao came to the UK with luggage and tuition fees prepared by his parents. At that time, she believed that studying abroad was just a fresh and decent journey in life, and her family would always support her behind her.
But a few years later, something unexpected happened to the family, and her mother fell ill, and everything that was once stable began to loosen. Separated by an eight-hour time difference, she was processing news from her hometown while completing her studies, looking for a job in a strange city, and learning to live alone amidst the collision of language, identity, and culture.
In the past twelve years, she has met all kinds of people, and has re-understood family love, success, choice and loss again and again. She originally thought that the distance would give her the answer, but later she realized that growing up meant that when the familiar world gradually changed, she could still slowly build her own life.
Purpose: Life in a foreign country, cultural collision, workplace growth, and understanding of life.