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When I was about seven years old, I traveled alone in an airplane to Switzerland to join my parents. For two years prior, I stayed with my grandparents in China. I didn’t talk to my parents during this time, and when I saw them again at the airport, they were basically strangers. Once I got to Switzerland, I remember being alone for the first time in my life, since they were both working or attending language classes during the day. I remember hosting my own radio show that my parents titled ‘Langweilig Jiajia alone at home’ after the then-popular film ‘Home Alone’. During my recent trip to China, I realized again how common this model is. The kids stay with the grandparents in their hometown while the parents move to the city for work. Every taxidriver, manicurist, masseuse, server, karaoke operator, baker, construction worker etc. can tell you something about it.
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When I was about seven years old, I traveled alone in an airplane to Switzerland to join my parents. For two years prior, I stayed with my grandparents in China. I didn’t talk to my parents during this time, and when I saw them again at the airport, they were basically strangers. Once I got to Switzerland, I remember being alone for the first time in my life, since they were both working or attending language classes during the day. I remember hosting my own radio show that my parents titled ‘Langweilig Jiajia alone at home’ after the then-popular film ‘Home Alone’. During my recent trip to China, I realized again how common this model is. The kids stay with the grandparents in their hometown while the parents move to the city for work. Every taxidriver, manicurist, masseuse, server, karaoke operator, baker, construction worker etc. can tell you something about it.
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