Peter Nordlinger (from Canada)

1. What's your favorite food for Spring Festival?

This is unknown as I am not much experienced with Spring Festival dishes. However, it's safe to say that dumplings, beer and chocolate would make me look forward to the New Year.

2. What would you like to do most during the Spring Festival?

I think Spring Festival is a time for everyone to slow down and reconsider their roots. Even Beijing itself seems to do this. So, I too will relax over the first few days of Spring Festival, after which I will be in Vietnam, where a similar Spring Festival is occurring. It will be interesting to compare the celebrations.

3. What was the biggest change in your life during the past year?

It has been a stable year without much change, which reminds me of the English idiom "no news is good news". The slow pace makes me feel as if I'm living a novel, turning a page each day and finishing a chapter each year. I plan to keep reading just to see how it all turns out.