How language can lift a depressed expat

By Erik Nilsson | China Daily | Updated: 2007-05-28 06:53

How language can lift a depressed expat

Kristina Jarotova from Slovakia is learning a tea ceremony. Dressed in a traditional Chinese costume, Jarotova is studying at Fudan University of Shanghai. Many expats have found learning about Chinese culture helps them alleviate mental pressure. Gao Erqiang

Something was wrong with Amanda. A few months after she moved to China to teach English at a Beijing elementary school, the 23-year-old Briton started having crying fits. A panicky feeling would overtake her when she walked along crowded streets, and she began losing her temper over trivial things.

"I knew something was really up when I threw a vase against a wall because I couldn't find the TV remote," she said. "I'm just so angry all the time."

Amanda is not alone.

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