At first I fell in love with the city of Birmingham because of the Peaky Blinders series. The industrial revolution, the big city, the canals, these labels made me very much want to be here. It was also the good reputation of the University of Birmingham in China that made me want to do my Masters programme here even more.
However, after living and studying here for a while, I realised that it is completely different from London and Beijing in that there are not so many skyscrapers and the pace of life is not so stressful. When I don’t have classes, I like to watch the water birds swimming in the lake next to my student flat or go to the Christmas evening market in the city centre with my other friends at Christmas time. This learning experience will also be a very memorable one for me in life.