Freeing yourself from fear

This Spring Festival was extremely important for me. It knocked my lifelong list of fears down to a measly one, after I finally confronted the last remaining challenge specific to China.

The list began its life at four.

When I came to China six years ago, I was shy and nervous and not particularly outgoing. While it had not been a struggle to leave the UK behind - rather easy actually - I was unprepared for the change in personality that had to occur if I was going to stay longer than a holiday.