Cynthia Martinez

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For many people, moving to a foreign country can be quite an adjustment, and after many years living away from home, returning to the familiar can also be both exciting and scary.

For Cynthia Martinez, an American citizen whose time in China has been one of her greatest adventures yet, repatriating back to her roots after three grand years in the Middle Kingdom is without a doubt, a bittersweet step.

She talks to Nillah Nyakoa as they look back at her thrilling expat life in China, as she also reveals how the experiences she's gathered here have influenced the way she views the country.