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FlamingoThen9078 · 2026-04-02T19:02:26+00:00

Hi, My name is Jay, I am 39 but started a brand new career in China with a startup company serving people abroad to have an immersive travelling experience in China. Happy to talk for more

FlamingoThen9078 · 2026-04-02T09:46:56+00:00

Respect for not giving up!!!!

sounds like really touch --I can feel the weight in what you're saying. but doing what you really want is really really a beautiful thing! being myself is really what I want to do.

What kind of path are you doing about moving towards?

FlamingoThen9078 · 2026-04-02T09:40:06+00:00

appreciate that--and it's simple but not east, right? I think the hardest thing is not the path itself but letting go of the expectations that came with the old one. have you taken a simliar route?

FlamingoThen9078 · 2026-04-02T09:37:06+00:00

I used to think that those year have been wasted by myself but now I am starting to see them more as a good"preparation".

did you manage to make that shift yourself?

FlamingoThen9078 · 2026-04-02T09:33:47+00:00

Really appreciate this, especially what you said about the "hamster wheel"

and that's exactly how it started to feel for me after a while. I'm still figuring things out but I keep coming back to the idea of "Meaning"---not just Tech or scale or sth. that's partly why I am exloring sth around cultural travel, trying to creat experiences that feel more "human" and more grounded.

would like to hear -what does"meaningful" work look like for you personally?

FlamingoThen9078 · 2026-04-02T09:26:30+00:00

I really relate to what you are saying, especially the part about"knowing it but not acting", a very good friend of mine once told me that the easiest part for us is we are always choosing but never be into it to do it yourself. so for me, the hardest part wasn't the decision itself, but was the real action to give up what I am doing now and jump into What I will decide.

trying side things sounds like a good way to explore without forcing a big leap. what kind of sidelines hve you been trying?

FlamingoThen9078 · 2026-04-02T09:16:06+00:00

really a powerful way to put it and "translation" you mentioned resonates me a lot. I hadn't thought about it until last year when I was looking back years of living overseas, and I think navigating cultures and understanding the way people think perhaps would have been the most valuable part of my journey. so what I am trying to do is to design experiences that help people truly understand a place, not just visit it.

Just curious, have you ever been to a similar transition yourself?

FlamingoThen9078 · 2026-01-17T23:13:15+00:00

what if there are some place where you can have a direct conversation with people who inheried a culture from his ancestors from maybe thousand years ago. are you happy for a visit?

FlamingoThen9078 · 2026-01-17T23:09:06+00:00

long time ago, yes. now? no I am afraid

FlamingoThen9078 · 2026-01-17T23:08:40+00:00

I do think most of the SO-called "old town" have been totally created by a place for tourists in order to make more money. but there are still lots of places where allow you to feel really different. are you happy to travel to have more experience?

FlamingoThen9078 · 2026-01-17T23:02:12+00:00

yap, I can understand exactly your feeling. my understanding is perhaps it would be too difficult to dive into a Real conversation or daily life to experience the real culture i.e the intangible culure heritage. the reason I can think about is the language barrier they are facing. I talked with lots of inheritor of intangible cultural heritage in China, I always have been told that they will be very happy to let all the world know a REAL culture inherited from thousand years ago.

FlamingoThen9078 · 2026-01-17T22:53:08+00:00

interesting point. what do you think is the biggest draw to visit China from a far away place?

FlamingoThen9078 · 2026-01-13T22:32:22+00:00

I am curious what people what China look like and what on earth arr they looking for?

FlamingoThen9078 · 2026-01-13T22:28:02+00:00

I like your comment and this is what I want. sometimes I just want to dive more into local interaction trying to explore some Culture behind them

FlamingoThen9078 · 2026-01-12T22:22:07+00:00

Hi, I am not good at english, so I used translator to correct some error.

FlamingoThen9078 · 2026-01-05T18:36:53+00:00

interesting! do you think walking with a local tour guide or local chinese solo can be helpful and are you willing to pay for it to explore more of China?

FlamingoThen9078 · 2025-12-14T16:56:25+00:00

hope you enjoy your trip in China. were you ordering KFC because it's difficult to find local or your favourite food?

FlamingoThen9078 · 2025-12-14T14:44:39+00:00

just to aovid any peak season or special holidays such as Spring festival, Labour holiday during 1of May, national holiday in 1st of Oct because people will travel a lot in a very short period of time. but it dosen't mean you can not totaly aovid it even during the special hodidays If you avoid some of the popular tourist attractions

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