Miriam Follin 北欧米粒Moving to rural Qinghai has taught me so much about food. I have found new ways of cooking, new things to cook, and also a new kind of respect that comes only after understanding how much goes in to the growing, harvesting and preparation of the food.
The staple food of Qinghai is wheat and potatoes, much like my home country Sweden. But the ways to cook it is completely different. In this video I share 4 different kinds of wheat products - all made from wheat and water, with a few extra ingredients, and cooked in oil. The names of the products are: Sanzi (馓子), Maoerduo (猫耳朵, which funnily means cat's ears), Mahua (麻花) and Youbing (油饼, oil cake).
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› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living and traveling in China since 2015. 2017 I married and began living with my husband in his hometown in north western China. On this channel I share videos on life, culture and food in rural Qinghai, and sometimes little videos from other parts of China or from Sweden.
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4 Bread Snacks From Qinghai! (FULL VERSION)Miriam Follin 北欧米粒2020-02-05 | Moving to rural Qinghai has taught me so much about food. I have found new ways of cooking, new things to cook, and also a new kind of respect that comes only after understanding how much goes in to the growing, harvesting and preparation of the food.
The staple food of Qinghai is wheat and potatoes, much like my home country Sweden. But the ways to cook it is completely different. In this video I share 4 different kinds of wheat products - all made from wheat and water, with a few extra ingredients, and cooked in oil. The names of the products are: Sanzi (馓子), Maoerduo (猫耳朵, which funnily means cat's ears), Mahua (麻花) and Youbing (油饼, oil cake).
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› THE MUSIC I USE Since early 2017 all the music in my videos come from Epidemic Sound - the perfect music library for video makers. You can get a 30 day FREE trial here: http://share.epidemicsound.com/miriaminchina
IN THIS VIDEO YOU CAN HERE THESE TRACKS: Lama House - Secrets of the Earth Arthur Benson - We fell in Love on the Bus Radio Night - One-way Ticket John T. Graham - Today is a Good Day to Live (Instrumental Version) Johannes Bornlof - Twinkle of the Lights Dayon - XoXo (Instrumental Version) Pastis - 7 Years to Life (Instrumental Version) The Waiting - Give Me Your Attention (Instrumental Version) Joachim Nilsson - Your Time to Soar (Tribute Version) (Instrumental Version)
› HOW I ACCESS YOUTUBE IN CHINA: The VPN I'm using to access all the western websites from China (such as Facebook, Youtube and Instagram) is ExpressVPN. You can get it here: http://bit.ly/2BgvMTI
I have used since 2015, and so far I am very satisfied. During certain times of the year, I struggle to get on it - but the great thing about ExpressVPN is that their customer service is always available through their live chat, and they always try to help me if I encounter any problems.
› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living and traveling in China since 2015. 2017 I married and began living with my husband in his hometown in north western China. On this channel I share videos on life, culture and food in rural Qinghai, and sometimes little videos from other parts of China or from Sweden.
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› THANK YOU FOR WATCHING!In China Preparing for 6 MONTHS ON THE ROADMiriam Follin 北欧米粒2023-08-13 | We're back in China, to a preparation chaos! Soon we're setting off on our road trip through China. If you want more information, and in written format, don't hesitate to subscribe to my monthly newsletter: http://www.miriamfollin.com/newsletter
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Thank you for watching!And so, a new chapter begins!Miriam Follin 北欧米粒2023-06-27 | We began renovating a house in rural Qinghai, but stopped. We left China. And we have this life changing thing coming up in August...
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Thank you for watching!Never been to a restaurant like this before!Miriam Follin 北欧米粒2023-06-18 | A restaurant we visited while travelling in Yunnan 🤗
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If you are travelling around Dali, this is a wonderful place to visit! They have a physical shop, and it's also possible to have a look at the weaving, and if you're lucky also some actual dyeing! The brand is called 蓝续 (Lanxu), so search for that, or the full name Lanxu Eco-Culture Development Centre. It is located outside of Dali, Yunnan. Phone numbers for the place: 0086 182 133077 01 OR 0086 159 124 3007. They are open to visitors, and have a shop there too, with many amazing items. You might also spot their handicraft at markets and shops around Dali (and elsewhere in Yunnan and China), plus you will find them on Taobao (their shop is called 蓝续). This video is not sponsored by them, neither here nor on our Chinese platforms, we just genuinely love what they do!
› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living in-between Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share life, culture and tradition (including food!) from China's countryside.
› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living in-between Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share life, culture and tradition (including food!) from China's countryside.
Thank you for watching!The Last Pottery Master... | Yunnan Vlog 01Miriam Follin 北欧米粒2023-05-27 | During our travels earlier this year, we got in contact with a local pottery maker, who in turn lead to visiting a local pottery master in a small village outside of Dali. The village used to be a base for potters, that all used the local clay found in the surrounding mountains. Now, due to the difficulties in earning money, and due to the lack of water, there is only one of the local maters left - and his workshop is still located in the mountains, and surrounded by the caved in kilns and abandoned workshops.
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› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living in-between Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share life, culture and tradition (including food!) from China's countryside.
Thank you for watching!Beautiful Chinese Tea Shop in ChongqingMiriam Follin 北欧米粒2023-05-27 | For our full travel vlog leaving the village, see here: youtu.be/msgPZMCgjKwThat Chongqing feeling...Miriam Follin 北欧米粒2023-05-24 | For full video of us leaving the village, see this: youtu.be/msgPZMCgjKwThe most beautiful hotpot restaurant!Miriam Follin 北欧米粒2023-05-21 | ...Travelled 1 816 km for a tea shop...Miriam Follin 北欧米粒2023-05-20 | Travelled 1 816 km for a Chongqing tea shop - and it was lovely! Check out the full video of us leaving the village here: youtu.be/msgPZMCgjKwA new chapter...Miriam Follin 北欧米粒2023-05-16 | For full video go here: youtu.be/msgPZMCgjKwBye, bye village, hello...?Miriam Follin 北欧米粒2023-05-14 | We were leaving the village for something else for a while - and in this video you get to set out on the journey with us. The following videos will also be vlogs from our trip. I hope you will enjoy it!
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› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living in-between Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share life, culture and tradition (including food!) from China's countryside.
Thank you for watching!He never went to school but can write both Arabic and ChineseMiriam Follin 北欧米粒2023-05-11 | We visited my friend for Eid al-Fitr, and he father showed us how to write the Shahada in both Arabic and Chinese. He never went to school, so he learned in the mosque and by himself. Very impressive!
youtu.be/4yhg4eU07S0Mahua - a super delicious Chinese SnackMiriam Follin 北欧米粒2023-05-06 | Mahua, 麻花,a Chinese deep fried snack, a dough twist. Made by my friend at Eid al-Fitr when celebrating this year.Cute LambsMiriam Follin 北欧米粒2023-04-30 | While most Han Chinese in our village rasie pig's and sometimes sheep, the (Muslim) Hui people raise sheep and sometimes cows. When we visited my friend for Eid al-Fitr, I found my way to the barn and these cuties. They were all cuddly too! They also raise two cows, but I did not find them as photogenic, sorry cows.
See full video from my visit here: youtu.be/4yhg4eU07S0Invited to a Muslim Home for the Holidays!Miriam Follin 北欧米粒2023-04-29 | Here comes a vlog from our first experience celebrating Eid in the neighbouring village. My husband and I don't have much experience from Hui culture or Muslim culture, so when a friend invited us we were happy to go, and she was happy to introduce a little bit of her culture and her tradition. I do not have a lot of knowledge of Islam, and if I have done mistakes in the translation, I do apologise. When writing the subtitles, I was asking my friend for a lot of advice, and I have also done a lot of googling to try to make the best translation - but there might still be mistakes. Translating between languages is hard in itself, and when there are more languages involved that neither party speaks (Arabic) it is even more difficult. I have done my best, but if you notice mistakes, please feel free to write a comment!
› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living in-between Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share life, culture and tradition (including food!) from China's countryside.
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› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living inbetween Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share the experience living inbetween these two cultures.
Thank you for watching!Yangyu Geda, Rural Chinese Potato PastaMiriam Follin 北欧米粒2023-04-23 | Yangyu Geda, a lovely dish from rural Qinghai ❤️然饭 Ranfan : a unique rural Chinese dishMiriam Follin 北欧米粒2023-04-20 | ...3 Dishes from a Chinese Village: absolutely delicious of course!Miriam Follin 北欧米粒2023-04-01 | Welcome to dive into Qinghai's local rural cuisine - my mother-in-law's and her sister's kitchens to be exact. Moving to rural China has been the best thing for me as a food lover. Actually, I don't think you can could call me a food lover before I moved to China - but how I view food changed after moving here. China has so much to appreciate food wise, even in a tiny village like where we live. In this video I am sharing three homemade potato dishes, that were all unknown to me before I came here.
› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living in-between Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share life, culture and tradition (including food!) from China's countryside.
Thank you for watching!Last summers potatoes...Miriam Follin 北欧米粒2023-03-28 | Soon I'll be uploading a video I began filming in August/September last year - 25 minutes of potatoes and my mother-in-law's rural Chinese cooking.
In many parts of China, potatoes are only a sort of vegetable - but in Qinghai, where I've ended up, potatoes are a staple. So I've gotten to know quite a few new ways of cooking with potatoes and wanted to share. Will let you know when the video is up!Rural Chinese House Cleansing Ritual!Miriam Follin 北欧米粒2023-03-09 | In this video I share with you a traditional house cleansing ritual (known as a stone vinegar altar) that has been passed down between generations in the village. The ritual is preformed by my father-in-law every lantern festival (last day of Spring Festival/the Chinese New Year Celebrations).
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› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living in-between Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share life, culture and tradition (including food!) from China's countryside.
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› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living inbetween Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share the experience living inbetween these two cultures.
Thank you for watching!How I Learned Chinese - From ZERO to...?Miriam Follin 北欧米粒2023-02-28 | In this video I'm sharing how I learned mandarin Chinese, what level my Chinese is currently at, as well as what I would recommend for beginners learning Chinese. Skip to the part how I learned Chinese: 3:18 .
But then there are A LOT of other ones too - I think we post our videos to like ten different sites in China.
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› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living inbetween Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share the experience living inbetween these two cultures.
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› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living inbetween Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share the experience living inbetween these two cultures.
Thank you for watching!Lion Dancers Came to our House!Miriam Follin 北欧米粒2023-02-11 | For the Lantern Festival, the last day of the Chinese New Year Celebrations, there were lion dancers in the village, and they came to visit our house! It was a very exciting and special experience for us, and for the kids.
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› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living inbetween Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share the experience living inbetween these two cultures.
Thank you for watching!How Learning Chinese CHANGED MY LIFE.Miriam Follin 北欧米粒2023-01-31 | Get Rosetta Stone's lifetime subscription, the one time (!) payment of $179 USD instead of the normal $299 USD: tryrosettastone.com/miriamfollin-2
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› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living inbetween Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share the experience living inbetween these two cultures.
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› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living inbetween Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share the experience living inbetween these two cultures.
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› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living inbetween Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share the experience living inbetween these two cultures.
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› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living inbetween Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share the experience living inbetween these two cultures.
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› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living inbetween Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share the experience living inbetween these two cultures.
Thank you for watching!Thoughts on meat...Miriam Follin 北欧米粒2023-01-11 | Someone asked if I eat vegetables that are cooked with meat, here's the answer!
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› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living inbetween Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share the experience living inbetween these two cultures.
Thank you for watching!Rural Chinese House Renovation Update...Miriam Follin 北欧米粒2023-01-09 | Part one of our Chinese House Renovation: youtu.be/Cs2FZn-xRtM
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› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living in-between Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share the experience living in-between these two cultures.
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› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living inbetween Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share the experience living inbetween these two cultures.
Thank you for watching!Does he speak English? We cant stop laughing at the question...Miriam Follin 北欧米粒2023-01-05 | Took us 15 minutes to film the simplest question of the Q&A! Full Q&A here: youtu.be/52PdnNpiuZw
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› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living inbetween Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share the experience living inbetween these two cultures.
Thank you for watching!Questions for a 4 year old & a 10 year oldMiriam Follin 北欧米粒2022-12-29 | Third and final part of our Rural Chinese Q&A! See the kids' grandparents Q&A here: youtu.be/IBsZpmH07EA See my husband and my Q&A here: youtu.be/52PdnNpiuZw
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› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living inbetween Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share the experience living inbetween these two cultures.
Thank you for watching!Unexpected Best Thing About China...Miriam Follin 北欧米粒2022-12-29 | See the full Q&A with two kids in rural China here: youtu.be/IBsZpmH07EA
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› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living inbetween Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share the experience living inbetween these two cultures.
Thank you for watching!When your son marries a foreigner... A Q&A with my in-laws!Miriam Follin 北欧米粒2022-12-26 | Asking my parents-in-law your questions! The second part of our Q&A from rural China.
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› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living inbetween Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share the experience living inbetween these two cultures.
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0:05 Questions for Miriam & 9:48 Questions for Yonghong This is part one of our Q&A series! In Part 2 I am asking my Chinese parents-in-law all the questions, live on December 26: youtu.be/fmoey6UhztQ Part 3 goes live on December 29, and there you will get answers to the questions you asked my son and his cousin: youtu.be/IBsZpmH07EA
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Thank you for watching!8. Snow to Last A Lifetime: A Christmas MemoryMiriam Follin 北欧米粒2022-12-09 | Looking back on last years winter - the winter of 2021. My husband spent his second winter in Sweden, and again we were blessed with a thick layer of white. Living in southern Sweden this is a rarity.
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› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living inbetween Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share the experience living inbetween these two cultures.
Thank you for watching!7. Snow: a Christmas MemoryMiriam Follin 北欧米粒2022-12-07 | December 7: snow ❄️
In todays very rushed society, I think snow can be quite an inconvenience. Getting dressed and making your way out to the car, getting the car ready to leave...
I remember always coming much later than usual to drop off at kindergarten during winter. I could not get used to it.
All the extra time it takes, easily adds a layer of stress - because dispite the change in season and weather, things go on as usual.
We work the normal eight hours a day, five days a week. Need to pick up kids, drop of kids, need to do activities, work out, meet friends, meet family participate in this, or that... While there are huge changes in the natural world - our lives look more or less the same all year round, just a bit more inconvenient, due to a layer of snow.
I feel like the past few years, I have gotten a deeper appreciation going with the flow of life. Slowing down when there are obsticles, rather than pushing through.
I think it's a good thing to realise this - that it's OK to be resting. It's OK to slow down. It's OK to do less. To engage less. To do the bare minimum. It's winter. Let the snow muffle out the pressure until you can't hear it anymore. ❄️
#christmasmemories #christmasstress #itsoktoslowdown #winter6. Swedish chocolate balls: a Christmas MemoryMiriam Follin 北欧米粒2022-12-06 | Remembering chocolate balls from 2021 and my two little boys.
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› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living inbetween Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share the experience living inbetween these two cultures.
Thank you for watching!5. Oranges & Cloves: a Christmas MemoryMiriam Follin 北欧米粒2022-12-05 | December 5 🍊
The smells and flavours of Christmas and winter. Oranges, cinnamon, coco powder, cloves, ginger, saffron. None of which are native or possible to find in Sweden. I find it quite amusing that now, here in rural China, what I wish for are non-Swedish flavours in order to bring back memories from... Sweden! I suppose the reason we ate there special treats, is that they were exclusive and expenaive/hard to get your hands on, and hence reserved for a very special occasion only (Christmas). Would love to look into more of the history of the Swedish smells and flavours of Christmas, but I'm saving that for the future. This year I'm going to try to find it all on taobao. I thought I brought some bags of saffron with me from Sweden, but I can't seem to find them anywhere! 🙈
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› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living inbetween Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share the experience living inbetween these two cultures.
Thank you for watching!4. The First Christmas Decorations of 2020Miriam Follin 北欧米粒2022-12-04 | December 4 🍊
2020, the first year I prepared Christmas in China properly. One of the first thins we made, was dried citrus fruits for decorations. I don't even know if it was December yet. Now it's December 4, and I har done very little. I brought out one set of Christmas lights, but unfortunately the kids played with it yesterday until it broke and now only half of the lights work. But we're having a really cozy December anyway, much thanks to the Swedish TV calendar. Every evening before we go to bed, we turn the broken lights on, put on or knitted socks, cuddle under a blanket and watch the calendar. And if feel it's enough. However, this evening we got some news, apparently we're not in lock-down anymore?! I honestly won't believe it until I see it with my own eyes, but there are fireworks everywhere and people are celebrating. We've been in lock-down since August. Hopefully I can both get a visa, and deliveries containing all I need to make some Christmas snacks now ❤️
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› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living inbetween Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share the experience living inbetween these two cultures.
Thank you for watching!3. Our Swedish Cottage Garden in Winter: Christmas MemoriesMiriam Follin 北欧米粒2022-12-04 | December 3 ❄️
We spent a year and a half in the cottage in Sweden. We came in winter and then stayed one more. It's not particularly long period of time, but I felt we made it our home, and I have such lovely memories from there. I particularly loved our bird feeder, just by the window next to out dining table. And the birds that stopped by. Sometimes when I see the bare mountains here, am greeted by the harsh winds and the sand, I miss this little cottage in the forest and all the life there. The winds blow differently.
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› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living inbetween Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share the experience living inbetween these two cultures.
Thank you for watching!2. Advent Calendars From Sweden: a Christmas MemoryMiriam Follin 北欧米粒2022-12-02 | When it’s December, I always feel very excited waking up. Pirr i magen, butterflies. I think the reason is the advent calendars. Every December morning, for as far as I can remember, I woke up and rushed over to the calendars. I had one glittery one, that my cousin used to give me, one chocolate calendar, one from our church, sometimes other gifted ones, and of course the gift calendar. My grandmother made it for me, and every December there would be 24 little gifts. Chocolates, candies, colorful pens, rubber gums, and just tiny little gifts that my mum had prepared.
I don’t know if this is a tradition around the world for Christmas celebrations. Did you have this as a child? Advent calendars? Counting down the days for Christmas. Last year Sansan had four of them: the gift calendar I had as a child; a chocolate calendar, a Bamse calendar (with little story and crafts books) and a calendar he got from the local fire department.
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› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living inbetween Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share the experience living inbetween these two cultures.
Thank you for watching!1. We cut our first ever Christmas tree: a Christmas MemoryMiriam Follin 北欧米粒2022-12-01 | Christmas content coming! If you have followed me for a while, you know I love Christmas. 2020 was when we spend the holidays in China last – and also the first time we went all in (in the ways possible for us at the time). I posted many videos from that year, and have always wanted to do the same since. Last year I posted only one Christmas video, and the reason was that I was alone in Sweden with the kids until December 11, when Yonghong FINALLY came back – and we simply enjoyed our time together. This year, I had hoped to do something similar - but fact is that we are in strict lock-down in our village now, and have been since mid-October. This means we can’t order anything online or go to any supermarket, so I can’t do any Christmas cooking (the shops in the village don’t have cream, butter, coco powder, chocolate, oranges, lemons or anything like that). Being in lock-down has generally been a bit frustrating (more on that in a coming video), and I must admit I’m not in the best of moods. But two days ago I thought “Oh, never mind the lock-down, I’ll make films anyways”. So here we go: I will post a short vertical video every day until Christmas, starting today. The videos can be found here on my Youtube channel under the category shorts, or on my Instagram account (@miriam.follin). These videos are memories from past Christmases, little glimpses and flashbacks – and a few from this year too! Apart from these daily short videos, I will also upload two long-format videos in December: part 2 of our House Renovation and a Q&A with me and the whole family.
Today I’m sharing a video from our Christmas last year, when we went to our neighbours and cut ourselves a little Christmas tree. A really Christmassy start to the month. Lots of love to you all!
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› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living inbetween Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share the experience living inbetween these two cultures.
Thank you for watching!Should we skip the WC?Miriam Follin 北欧米粒2022-11-30 | Seems our nephew has a simpler solution to building a new bathroom and sewer system.
Full House renovation video here: youtu.be/Cs2FZn-xRtM Part 2 coming mid-December!
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› ABOUT ME My name is Miriam Follin. I’m a Swedish woman who has been living inbetween Sweden and China since 2015. In 2017 I married my husband Yonghong, and we have since had two baby boys. In my videos I share the experience living inbetween these two cultures.
Thank you for watching!Hand-pulled Noodles and Fried Beans for the Workers - straight from rural ChinaMiriam Follin 北欧米粒2022-11-29 | Another short video - with hand-pulled noodles. We ate noodles EVERY day during the renovation process, in rural China, that is apparently the only way to make sure the workers get full.
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