The people we started working with cried every night, cried because they couldn't find work, cried because the money ran out. I've never cried before." - Sister Ying who runs a community bar in Yorte de Mar. Sister Ying, who did not finish elementary school, left home to work at the age of thirteen. After arriving in Spain alone, she worked hard in a pig factory in Catalonia for fifteen years. She learned Spanish by laughing with her co-workers. In her thirties, she stayed up late to get her driver's license and paid off her debt to buy an RV. In 2018, she borrowed money to finance a neighborhood bar in Yorte de Mar. At first I didn't even know how to make coffee, so I had to ask the customers instead for instructions on how to add milk and ice. Faced with all kinds of neighbors, she has a very pragmatic philosophy of survival: "Don't take things too seriously. Talk to other people and you'll talk to ghosts." The elderly should be respected, and the lonely should be chatted. Regular customers don't have money to eat, so she serves meals, and they return the favors and help with chores. She is just as organized when it comes to relationships. Her ex-husband had an affair in China and they parted amicably; Her second husband was lazy, so she simply opened a shop for him in a neighboring town. The hours of operation were completely confused. "You can't meet her every day, so it's better not to meet him." She originally planned to sell her shop and return to China at the age of 50. Now that she's 50, she's still waiting behind the bar, planning to wait a little longer and save more money for retirement. Click the link to read the full text.

The people we started working with cried every night, cried because they couldn't find work, cried because the money ran out. I've never cried before." - Sister Ying who runs a community bar in Yorte de Mar. Sister Ying, who did not finish elementary school, left home to work at the age of thirteen. After arriving in Spain alone, she worked hard in a pig factory in Catalonia for fifteen years. She learned Spanish by laughing with her co-workers. In her thirties, she stayed up late to get her driver's license and paid off her debt to buy an RV. In 2018, she borrowed money to finance a neighborhood bar in Yorte de Mar. At first I didn't even know how to make coffee, so I had to ask the customers instead for instructions on how to add milk and ice. Faced with all kinds of neighbors, she has a very pragmatic philosophy of survival: "Don't take things too seriously. Talk to other people and you'll talk to ghosts." The elderly should be respected, and the lonely should be chatted. Regular customers don't have money to eat, so she serves meals, and they return the favors and help with chores. She is just as organized when it comes to relationships. Her ex-husband had an affair in China and they parted amicably; Her second husband was lazy, so she simply opened a shop for him in a neighboring town. The hours of operation were completely confused. "You can't meet her every day, so it's better not to meet him." She originally planned to sell her shop and return to China at the age of 50. Now that she's 50, she's still waiting behind the bar, planning to wait a little longer and save more money for retirement. Click the link to read the full text.