Hi Everyone! Okay, so I know you've waited long enough for the website. Huge apologies from my side! Many people have been asking us to put the site up so they can learn more about the project and know more about what we are up to every week in terms of the project. We will update you as often as possible.

If you've got any questions don't hesitate to contact us! If you're on the latest version of Firefox or Internet Explorer, you should be seeing the site as it's supposed be. If you're on another browser, then probably not. LOL. I will have to sort out the compatibility issues as soon as I can.

~Sabz, 22nd October 2009.

Meet The Team


Elvina is cool. Know more about Elvina...

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Sabrina's pretty cool too. Read more...

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Our Journey



The project was initially Elvina’s idea. We were having dinner when she told me she wanted to do something for the Indonesian community here in Shanghai.

I remember casually saying “well, if you need help with anything let me know” and next thing you know, I was on board the project for Shanghai’s international community. We spent a few months planning the project, and we’ve been working as fast as we can ever since.

Apart from interviewing people and collecting articles, we’ve been spending lots of time advertising the project. It is something that both of us are quite new to, and we’re trying to spend as little as possible on that.

One of the most difficult part of this project for me would be the working distance between Elvina and I. We have lots of ideas and we’ve got a good balance of strengths relevant to this project.

However, we are not in the same university and we have our individual hectic schedule that is making communication quite difficult.

Another difficulty we’re facing is trust issues amongst potential article contributors; everyone’s got a story but not everyone’s willing to share them for free. There’s no better way to put that.

Despite the difficulties, we have collected articles from wonderful, good-hearted people and we thank you all from the bottom of our hearts.

This is indeed for a good cause, and your articles will help newcomers in Shanghai learn and associate their new experiences with what we have all been through.

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