A One Year Journey to China
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› ABOUT ME
My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living and traveling in China since 2015. 2017 I married and began living with my husband in his hometown in north western China. On this channel I share videos on life, culture and food in rural Qinghai, and sometimes little videos from other parts of China or from Sweden.
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Thank you for making this “mini documentary” of your trip back to China. My daughter was born in Sweden during corona period. She’s two and a half now and hasn’t met her grandparents in China yet. With current situation in China, we don’t know when we can plan our trip. I totally understand what you have gone through, you have a great heart and tremendous resilience in maintaining the relationship!
The struggle... My son was born this year in Germany and we also don't know when he'll be able to see his grandparents. I didn't even met them yet. My husband hasn't been back for over 4 years. Covid sucks for sure
Wuhaan flu is from Wuhaan, and that city is locked down again.
Don't go to the homeland of Covid plz.
I'm so sorry to hear both your stories, Anya and Lena! Going back for a visit is probably a lot more difficult than moving here too - I'm not sure about the current visa restrictions. Sending you both lots of love and strength! ❤❤❤
@@MiriamFollin Who even really understands all the current restrictions :D But I'm glad it finally worked out for you! Enjoy being back "home"!
@@zackk7175 stay where you are so you dont bring monkeypox too keep foreign diseases out of china!
The reunion with young hones parents brought tears to my eyes, so happy everything worked out for you Miriam 🙏
Thank you!
Same… as I’m living in a different country this just hits so hard..l I’m so happy for them 🥰
I’m married to a Chinese and at the time of the pandemic we lived in Tokyo. I was lucky enough to get a working visa to enter China but now I’m stuck in China and have no Idea when I will visit my family in Mexico again. The sacrifices we have to make as international couples are just .. heartbreaking.
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One advice for future travels:
Look for indirect flights. Check which countries you can fly to from your country (e.g. Sweden) and from which countries you can fly from (e.g. into China). You may have to buy separate tickets for each destination. Of course, the expenses go higher but you don’t have to wait for a year.
Thanks for sharing your story. I'm from Northern Ireland and my husband is from Gansu. So I can relate to all the visa struggles. Sadly I haven't been able to meet my Chinese family in person yet. Hopefully we can visit his hometown soon and have a second wedding with his family and friends.
We simply gotta credit for Miriam for her coolness under stress & pressure; her demeanor has a calming effect 👌👌😀😀
This made me cry 😭 i’m a Finn, married to an Indian guy and living in India, and I can so well relate to all these feelings, anxiety and grief. It’s way too difficult for my husband to get a visa especially a long-term one to Finland and currently I’m in a situation where I’ve been waiting for my own visa extension for 8 months already and can’t exit India without a valid visa or an exit permit in which case I wouldnt even know if I’d be able to return. All the while waiting for a permanent spouse visa which I was supposed to get last year already… I have only spent one month in my native country and with family in the 3 years which is all the more heartbreaking since we had our first child in Feb 2021.
I’m so happy you’re slowly making a comeback. I love your videos, they’re a huge comfort and inspiration ❤️
Oh dear, I'm going to get married to an Indian guy and I thought it'd be simple to live in India after getting a spouse visa but now that you said you've been waiting for a year 😬 even with a child! I feel so naïve 😅
International marriage is never easy, but you made it looks so blessed.
This video brought tears to my eyes.Waiting to see my son coming back from China, hopefully next month, after 2,5 years.
Miriam you are such an amazing woman and mom.
Blessings to you and your beautiful family 🧡
My heart goes out to you and Yong Hong for all those problems you both had to go through...
Let's rejoice now that you both and children are safely now in China and with your beloved in laws...
You both deserve to enjoy every bit of happiness that life in China can offer..
May everything goes smoothly from here🙏
Glad to see you.
@@wiruyaseatan7561😊 🌷
I'm an older woman of 67 years from New Zealand. I've enjoyed all your videos and appreciate the challenges you have been through over the years. The children are gorgeous and Hong Yong is devoted to you all. Wonderful to see. Take care. 🧡
Oh Miriam! Such a challenge. I cried when I finally saw you get to hug your mother-in-law and the kids with their granddad. Phew. I am so glad you made it back finally, through all the stress. It is great to see you in China again, and the garden looks beautiful, and all that food! If I could eat like that I would be a vegetarian too! I could just move in with you - it looks so yummy! Best wishes for a wonderful time back in your China home. Your family in Sweden will miss you, but it's your China family's time now - especially to get to know Lian. Much love and hugs from Canada! P.S. Let us know if the address you gave us a couple of years back for Christmas cards still works!
I am a mixed couples son :) My parents had many hurdles on their way, at that time the iron curtain was separating the world and my mother was an East German citizen and my father a foreign studen in Eastern Germany. But thanks to their patience and endurement through paperwork and lots of bureucracy they managed to go to my fathers country and settle there ... so there I saw the light of this world 😉 I grew up in three cultures, the andean culture with our indian language, the latino culture and from my mother I learned german. We even managed as a family during the cold war to go for vacacions to the GDR, at that time quite an adventure with three children and those hours and hours of control at the border between eastern and western Germany. But thanks to this back ground story I had much curiosity about the world and travelled and lived in many places....... So Miriam, you are giving your children a big gift, they are truly blessed... Wish you and your family all the best.
have to add.....that tears came to my eyes when you were reunited with family and the garden and all that amazing food!!!
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You've come a long way with your videography and storytelling. Soooo happy for you and your family to be back home💜
Very well done.
Thank you so much!
Wuhaan flu is from Wuhaan, and that city is locked again.
Don't go to the the homeland of Covid plz!
@@zackk7175 🤣 I have seen videos from a place called Senzcen or something like that. It seems very fascist at least there. I understand there is the man's family over there but what about daily life? I wouldn't trust the government.
@@lemurianchick ShenZhen is like a super beach city in Thailand, yes, lots of bi~~ches
I’ve just discovered your videos and they’re utterly amazing. I was so moved when you finally made it back to Qinghai!!!! ❤❤❤
My goodness, Miriam. What you two have gone through! Who would have thought in 2022 it could still be so difficult? I'm glad you made it and it was lovely to see you with Yong Hong's family again.
It’s indeed an arduous journey! YongHong is blessed to have Miriam!
We went through something very similar in the entire year of 2020 between the U.S. and Romania. It was mentally the most difficult experience of our marriage.
We are in an international marriage and it has been so difficult. The first five years spent apart due to visa restrictions but finally together for almost 10 years now. It was absolutely worth it
That sounds beautiful, wishing you all the best. :)
God bless you two!
Wuhaan flu is from Wuhaan, and that city is locked again.
Don't go to the the homeland of Covid plz!
I'm so happy for you!! Seeing you reunited with your Chinese family was beautiful.
Cool, the kids hear the Swedish, English and Chinese language. They will speak and understand three languges growing up. Perfect and wow! ✨
看的我熱淚盈眶！喜歡米粒一家的溫暖與陽光！再難的路只要有愛的人陪伴也值了！
Wow! That trip back was difficult! Quarantine conditions are hard on small children. The look on your your husband's family's faces on seeing you was priceless!!!
Dear Miriam, your journey moved me. Such a long process asking for so much resilience and patience. I'm happy for you that all the family is reunited once again and stronger than ever. All the best for the following steps! Love from Lisboa
When I watch you and your family I have no doubt in my mind that it's worth it! I hope you all will, as your computer, thrive in China. You seem so lucky with your in laws too, by the way your mother in law hugged you it looks like she really loves you!
Well done Miriam ，Yong Hong ，三三和力安! 祝福你们全家平安快乐健康幸福❤️
Me and my wife are a mixed race couple as well, me being Chinese and she Canadian. I can relate and resonate with alot of the cultural things that you mentioned, but like everyone else we make it work out of love and respect. Very happy that you guys finally made it back to your in-laws safely after such a long journey. With everything that's going on in the country right now, your video provides much needed warmth and humility. Wishing you and your family 中秋快乐 from Shanghai!
Thank you! Yes, its' not easy! I hope you haven't encountered too many issues! ❤
Don’t say Canadian say white.
It's so nice to see happy interracial couples. I wish you all happiness with minimal cultural conflict!
I do wonder if Chinese men nowadays are willing to move abroad with their wives. Many are the only child and I'm interested to know how you could bring parents abroad with you. Is it possible in China nowadays?
@@Sky-pt6lc lol why just because someone Canadian doesn't always mean they are white. Same with any other country there are all different races. Single race in a any country is very rare now that most are biracial.
Wonderful to see you happy again. I shed tears when you hugged your mother-in-law. And the boys with grandpa. I've watched your husband's videos here and there and read the comments to understand a little bit of what was happening. I'm glad you finally made it back. Look forward to seeing more videos from you. Best of luck to you and your family.
So happy for your family. I hope I can go back to Fuzhou in the summer. It's been a long wait. Best wishes.🙏🙏🙏
I enjoyed watching your journey, the precious children and your return to China. I watch Yonhong!s channel as well. He has a wonderful energy.
Yeah he has!
Wuhaan flu is from Wuhaan, and that city is locked again.
Don't go to the the homeland of Covid plz!
Oh this is such a huge, huge journey for you all. Watching you reunite with your mother in law was so emotional!
Really a difficult journey
Yay, you made it back to China. Can't imagine being stuck in the hotel under quarantine with your small boys, but all worth it in the end. Have a fantastic life x
Thank you for an amazing film Miriam - I could watch your content for hours. You are an amazing storyteller and videographer. What a harrowing journey for you as a family. So happy everything worked out! Why do countries make it so hard for families to be together? Perhaps it wouldn't have been so difficult if not for COVID. What a lovely reunion with Yonghong's family. It was so heartwarming it brought tears to my eyes. Yonghong's mother is such a lovely lady. And grandpa so happy so see his two grandson's. What a wonderful feast to welcome you back! So happy for you and the family. Love and blessings to you.
Thanks so much Miriam, husband and kids. Very happy for you all. xx
Dear Miri you all are so brave! I know that when e talked on fb you mentioned that you were prepping to leave to China! I am very happy that you all made it! We are still in Oklahoma, doing the same trying to fir all but the stuff seem much more than 2 suitcases, cats and all for Europe! Its so many unknowns and it is just exhausting indeed! Seeing all the struggles made me so sad! No one deserves to go through this! Sending you all a big hug! And we are still looking for our dream home in Northern Sweden! So any cities or areas you can suggest to us will be great! Stan says hi too!
Nat
Thank You Miriam, for sharing your journey, happiness, and sorrows. I'm so happy for you that everything has worked out. I know you're glad to be settled back with your family in China. Best wishes to you and your family for continued happiness and success.
What I feel from your video is genuine and sincere stuff no only showing like some others only the glitters and down to earth real life. We have Bouluvres and dirt and gravel paths as well everywhere on earth.
Thank you for sharing your ups and downs of the trip. It's so wonderful to see you guys not giving up. You sure have encouraged many of us that haven't seen our loved ones due to travel restrictions to keep trying too.
I am moved to tears, feeling so much touched and warm. you are determined and patient to deal with all difficulties without complaint. Hope all the rules relating to covid19 in China can be canceled soon.
Challenges in marriage and parenting are not easy. You both show strength and gain clarity and confidence many cannot. Congratulations. Thank you for sharing. Your children are adorable 🥰
Thank you for documenting everything you have experienced, during this very peculiar time. It is priceless for us living the present as well as for the generations after.
Thanks for sharing your family's journey back to China. You're a very nice lady and you have a beautiful family and loving in laws.. looking forward to see more of your vlog...
Yyyyyyaaaaayyyyy! So many happy tears seeing you reunite with your Chinese loved ones after being apart, and also thinking of your Swedish loved ones who must be so missing you all and having to readjust to you not being there again. We go through this happiness/sadness every time, too.
Thank you ❤️ it's true, we are encouraged to study, travel, work in other countries but the moment you marry to someone from other country, big problems start. Systems don't like challenges but status quo.
Miriam, I take my hat off to you - a great eg of genuine goodness, remarkable resilience and so incredibly talented in so many areas of life. Yong Hong is the most blessed man to have you as his wife and the children, to have you as their mother. God bless you and family always 🙏.
Bless you both - stay happy. It was definitely worth it for two lovely people like you and such beautiful children
Thanks!
Aww, thank you so much fot the super chat! ❤
Great video. Admire your patience and perseverance !! You still have a smile on your face and light in your eyes, you all do ! Good to see you back where you want to be. Blessings !🙏💕🌷
Gosh! All that ups and downs! Prove that your marriage and family are so strong that you can go thru everything now!
So happy for you guys that you made home finally ❤ I know the feeling of being in between places, not being able to make plans regarding the future. It’s so frustrating 😓 I wish you happy days in Qinghai! ☺️🎉
I'm French but consider Denmark my home. Having been away for 6 months know, seeing the Copenhagen airport made me feel a little emotional.
So glad you guys managed to go back to China safely! I'd received a tremendous amount of emotional support from your videos early last year when my then fiance and I had to live apart in 2 different countries - him in Japan and me in Singapore as he lost his job in Singapore and couldn't find another before his visa expired. We took the risk last year too when the quarantine in Singapore got extended from 14 to 21 days and his initial flight got rescheduled, meaning he had to cancel the flight to book another airline so he could come into Singapore within the stipulated period. We're now married so he has a proper visa to stay here without having to worry of the possibility of having to leave the country if he ever lose his job again. The 5 months apart and 3 months prior where he was frantically trying to find a job was really tough so I can only imagine the mental and emotional toll this process must have taken on you. I really enjoy watching the videos of you and your mother-in-law these days! :)
Sg government in this aspect is far better than many developed countries. Miriam and YH marriage is not a sham, moreover they have 2 children born in Sweden to prove it. Yet YH was unable to extend his stay in Sweden.
Such a touching story, Miriam your videos are always bring the beauty of love, life, culture, and nature to us, thank you 🙏 looking forward to your new discovery and videos from China again.
Oh this is so cute! Thanks for sharing, Miriam. I love the relationships between you and your mother in law. Take care and I can't wait for the next video. Plus the garden is looking very nice. Take care.
Wow, such a long difficult journey, Miriam! I am very happy it all turned out well and you are all in China! Stay healthy and happy!
Glad that you all are finally at home. Stay healthy and God bless you!!!
So happy you are back home in China. It’s my grandson’s 4th birthday today, he has only met his Chinese grandparents once.
Loved seeing the video of you in the train & train station, brings back fond memories.
I think my grandsons are fortunate to be growing up in 2 cultures.
Glad to see a foreign spouse adapting so well in china and chinese people really accepting her as one of them. All the best wishes to the wonderful family.
Miriam, you're my hero! Thank you for sharing your journey. We're experiencing a similar one right now and you just gave me a boost of hope!
Aw, I will keep my fingers crossed for you, that it all goes smoothly! ❤
Life is always a struggle, one way or another. My primary school teacher's words still stick with me even after 70 years: "All loads are heavy except if you keep searching for better ways to carry them". My very best wishes to you and family.
Miriam, You are very talented. You can turn your story into such artistic. Brilliant!
So awesome to have you back with your stories … this one was epic !!! WELL DONE ALL OF YOU 🙏💕💕
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The sweatest thing is when you finally arrived in Qinghai! I had tears in my eyes!
Wow what a journey Miriam, Lian and Sansan are so big now. I am so happy for you and Yonghong...and your computer survived.
I really miss your vlogs and glad you are back in China.
Thank you! ❤️ And I'm so glad the computer survived too, finally finished filming and this happened 😂
Covid has taken too many lives; keeping too many loved ones apart and driven far more crazy. Thank you for sharing your story, in all its craziness persistent, agility and patience are the only way.
Congratulations, Miriam, it is wonderful to see you and your husband and children back home in China. I very much appreciate your resilient spirit and the joyful way you are raising your little ones. Thank you for sharing, and many blessings to you and yours. Your stories bring such joy.
It's so wonderful catching up with your story, Miriam. The kids have grown so much and I loved seeing Mother-in-Law and you cooking again. Finally home with family. It's been a long time in coming. Thank you for the excellent & happy update. 🥰
I had a similar situation. My husband is from another country and we had many hoops to jump through and a lot of money spent. But thankfully it was finished in 2017 before covid otherwise we may still be dealing with it. With covid and work and lack of funds to travel, he has not been back to see his parents since then. But we are happy to be together.
I’m from Xining, my husband is American. We live in the states now. Due to covid, I haven’t been back to China for 3 years. I’m the only child in my family. My grandma keeps asking me when I will visit her. I just dunno. It’s so nice to see my hometown in your video. The dialect, the food, the airport, they just made me so homesick. Hopefully I can go back next year. Wish you and your family all the best! ❤
Hello I’m from Xining and live in the US with my american husband too plus my name is also Iris!! 缘分！你在哪个城市？
I didn’t know American was a race. 🙄 you probably mean white because Chinese are racists.
You can go back via Malaysia or Thailand.
Money is meant to be spent and you can earn them back. What's more important is you have your family and your two lovely boys and you are all healthy and well. Health, happiness and family are priceless! Good luck!
You are so strong and so patient, so kind and hard working! Such an inspiration! Your video editing and story telling is getting so good! Well done Myriam
We are moving in 10days and I am so overwhelmed with anxiety and tiredness! You did it so can I
Thank you 🙏🏼
Sabrina🇫🇷🇬🇧
The children are such a testimony to you both. They are so resilient. So glad you finally made it back to China. Quite an ordeal. Bravo for your perseverance. What treat for the children's grandparents.
The kids are so lovely
I just discovered your channel and I am so happy! Thank you❤
Thank you for sharing your family with us. May you find much favor for all you have endured.
Beautiful story. Wishing you and your family all the best.
This was so emotional and raw to watch. Thank you for sharing the journey with us. My husband and I came back to England during covid and my son was born here and is now two. He still hasn’t met his Chinese grandparents and we don’t know when that will be. I just hope it can be soon, but ticket prices are so crazy.
Love how playful your storytelling becomes, your children are so cute they remind me of my own son. :) I'm so glad seeing you have fun though you had to face so much difficulties
I experienced this with my spouse. It's so unbelievably hard. Yes we are still together.☺️
It’s so good to see you’re happy. My heart just made a little jump when I saw you’ve been uploaded one. 🌸🍀🌸🍀🌸
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Wuhaan flu is from Wuhaan, and that city is locked again.
Don't go to the the homeland of Covid plz.
I'm also in an international marriage and my life is very rich because of it. Thank you for sharing all the highs and lows of your trip.
Your Mom was so happy to meet you all. And your garden 🌱🍀🌾💕 also hope your laptop is ok. Can't wait to watch your next videos.
Thank you for this video! Good luck and God bless you all 🙌
Thank you for watching!
Glad you are all back to China. And in my opinion, not all international relationship is difficult and even non-international couples have their own struggles. As long as we enjoy the journey together, all is well.
Beautiful journey, especially at the end! Thank you! Loved it!❤
I'm so happy to watch your journey back to China. I have missed seeing your Chinese family so much. I was especially happy to see you and your mother in law making food again. I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed the 'cooking with mama' videos. I can imagine being back in China is a massive culture shock for all of you except Yonghong. Your boys have grown up so much and don't look quite so alike now (in my opinion).
I'd love to see a video where you talk about your feelings as you had decided to buy a house in Sweden and than China was back on again. It must've been an absolute rollercoaster of emotions with you never quite knowing if you are up or down. Do you have any regrets? Would you have liked to stay on in Sweden? I'm sure you know the general questions I'm talking about. / Gena xxx
OMG! You two are amazing. Just by thinking of the so many “tasks” before getting on the flight back to China is already so stressful! My son is nearly 3, haven’t got chance to meet his grandparents. But you two managed bring two boys with so much challenges! May God bless your family! Have a lovely loooooooong holiday and family gathering! All the best
That was such a struggle. And thank you for sharing this beautiful reunion video.
The reunion moment brought my tears. It really makes me missing my family in China. Me and my husband are Chinese, but, my son was born in Canada. We as a family were so lucky that we visited China just before pandemic. It's been almost 3 years we are not able to visit our family again. With current situation in China, we have no idea when we can start planning our trip again. I am so happy to see your family had reunioned after all the troubles you've gone through. Wish you the best! ❤
I’m so happy you finally made it back! That family dinner looked so amazing and your family looked so beautiful being reunited in China!!! When I saw the garden I felt so much comfort seeing it again because it had been so long and I love it! I didn’t even realize how much I missed it so I can imagine your family missed it so terribly bad.
Beautifully said. :)
So glad to see your family together!
Wishing you the very best family life.
Welcome back!
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Admire you, such an amazing lady, mother and wife!
I am so happy for you, Miriam!!! 🥰
You guys are a joy to watch. Thank you!
So proud of you Miriam, you are such a super woman!!! May God bless you and your family 😘
You are so positive and really intelligent. What an inspiration in not giving up. The best to you and your family.
Me and my husband are mixed relationship. Living in Germany with a 3years old. And we had such a hard time to go back to China after 3 years, as my mom was seriously sick. Spent a fortune on the tickets, didn’t manage it for the first time. No refund either. Luckily managed the trip at the end. And my mom’s situation is also getting better. Hardship did bring a lot of trouble to our trip in fact, but o the flip side it also reminded we both, how much we need and love each other, how much we hate to stay in different places.
Gosh this made me cry watching your joy + relief in finally pulling into your family’s drive in China and hugging one another.
Hi Miriam. This video helps fill in the missing pieces. Thank you! Love your place in China with your family. Looking forward to more posts.
Enjoyed your video! You have really been through a lot! But it's nice to know how supportive and loving your families are! 💖