This week we have a round table chat with 3 black expats / entrepreneurs about their media platforms and businesses in Beijing. They share how building a community is integral to their lives here, how COVID has made them more intentional with relationships, and they share about their love lives. Our guests discuss dating and one person reveals how they survived a kidnapping attempt in China - can you guess who it is? Listen to find out!

Our guests:

Kindall Tyson is a licensed therapist from Texas, owner of Aspire Counseling and Wellness Center, and host of the Black & Abroad web series.

Dr. Shannon Evans (Dr. Baby) is from the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, has a PhD in Counselor Education Supervision and hosts the Brown Girl in Beijing Podcast.

Shagi Defoe is from the Commonwealth of Dominica, has been a Beijing expat for 16 years, and works in F&B and Marketing in Beijing (LARRY THE BIRD, etc.)

Show Notes

5:15 Meet Kindall, Shagi, and Shannon

8:47 How do you find like-minded communities in China?

18:33 Has COVID changed your communities in China?

23:34 What it’s like being Black in China

25:50 Understanding the China environment

27:41 Interesting China encounters

30:42 Being more intentional with relationships

37:13 Finding what drives you

41:37 Dating as a Black expat in China

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