Mvuh Zouliatou went back to Cameroon and became a Chinese language teacher in a middle school in the summer of 2014. However, it did not take long before she realized it was not the end of her China adventure. She went to China again in the fall of 2016 to pursue her doctoral degree.

"It was a hard decision to make. The separation with my one-year-old son was the most difficult part of the whole thing. Seeing him cry was heartbreaking."

Back in China, she busied herself with all kinds of seminars, meetings and field trips in many cities and the countryside. Her doctoral years in China proved worthwhile.

"I am all for China's 'Belt-and-Road' initiative that promises to bring great opportunities for the African people. I hope my country can benefit from such a great scheme in many wonderful ways. I look forward to seeing more Chinese companies invest in Cameroon, not only in industrial sectors but also in many other social undertakings such as education."

"I felt so at home in China that sometimes when I went back to Cameroon I felt a little clumsy, because there is no Taobao or any takeout apps to use there. I made a lot of Chinese friends here, and I never felt homesick. Jinhua has become my second home, and I appreciate every bit of progress the city makes.

When I came back here earlier this year, I almost got lost in the new train station," Mvuh Zouliatou laughed.

Back in her hometown, Mvuh Zouliatou's husband, an employee at a local IT business, has signed up for Chinese classes at the Confucius Institute in Yaoundé, capital city of Cameroon. "I will definitely come back to China someday. I am married to China!" she told me at the end of the interview.