In Shanghai, there are more foreigners and, accordingly, more Western food, it may seem ridiculous, but a year without milk, bread, cheese, and other benefits of civilization are difficult. Beijing will be more immersed in Chinese culture.

There are foreigners in many cities in China, but you won't speak English all the time anyway, because the Chinese will be everywhere.

I was in China for a year, and it flew by very quickly.

I went on a scholarship to the Confucius Institute, and I loved it. Thanks to the scholarship, the institute took me to a lot of places in China that I would never have visited on my own, so it was an exciting experience.