Panda and Hotpot

Cathy Xiao’s journey from Shanghai to Europe is a tale of bold decisions and personal transformation. Leaving behind a traditional Chinese family life, she ventured to Italy, learning a new language and culture from scratch. Her years in Italy not only honed her academic and professional skills but also ignited a passion for finance, prompting a career leap to Luxembourg. Throughout her adventures, Cathy has evolved into a confident, independent woman who proudly embraces her Chinese heritage while thriving in a multicultural world. […]

In this episode, we have a fascinating guest who has built a career bridging cultures through language and education. Jauffrey Bareille, the Director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Luxembourg, joins us to share his journey of learning Chinese, immersing himself in Chinese culture, and leading one of Luxembourg’s key institutions for cultural exchange. From his first Chinese lessons in France to studying and working in China, and now fostering cross-cultural connections in Luxembourg, Jauffrey’s story is one of passion, perseverance, and discovery. […]

Luxembourg-born Laura Haas left her quiet university town in Germany for an unexpected journey in Shanghai. Despite initial family hesitations, her exchange year in the vibrant city transformed her life, igniting a lifelong passion for China’s culture and people. Now a legal advisor for CEC Luxembourg, she fondly recalls her time in Shanghai—a chapter so influential that even her mother grew to love the city in the end. […]

Join us as we explore the meaning and impact of the Arts with Rose Jiang, a seasoned professional whose insights may surprise you. Through personal stories and thought-provoking perspectives, she reveals how the Arts can transform lives—including yours. […]

Victoria Wei, our new host of the show, is a former international TV journalist and documentary producer based in Beijing. She has now transitioned from a fast-paced career covering major news across East Asia to a quieter life in Luxembourg for love and family. […]

Only when we were in the conversation of this episode, I got to know from Xianqing that she has just hosted the medical specialist graduates ceremony in the University of Luxembourg in Dec. 2024. As a project manager in this program, which is the first medical specialization doctoral project in the history of University of […] […]

For many people, it’s a dream to buy a property in a very expensive city like Luxembourg. Pony Ma, a girl born in late 90s has bought her first property after arrived at Luxembourg for three years. This episode is quite informative. Pony will talk you through her entire journey from scouting the properties to […] […]

More than 30 years ago, a young lady, Jin Li followed her husband to Luxembourg. She needed to learn a lot of new things from languages to different lifestyles. Among all of them, she picked up her passion of music despite she had to overcome many challenges in this new country, back then the Chinese […] […]

Mme Che Lijie is a mother of two young pianists, Zala Kravos and Val Kravos. She will share with us some untold stories about the two brilliant young persons and also talk a bit about herself, the great parents behind the great children! Also you will have the chance to listen to the beautiful lyrics […] […]

In this very first episode, Julia did a solo show, talked about a bit of everything, about China, Luxembourg, Panda and Hotpot… Welcome to this cosy show for anyone who can understand Chinese! And also don’t hesitate to contact me if you want to be the guest! […]