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usband. Traveling has been a new career for this grayhaired couple after retirement. Wang, 61, boasts of the fact that, knowing a little English, she and her husband, Zhang Guangzhu, 63, have visited about 40 countries and regions as backpackers since 2021. “You are awesome” were the words Zhang said to her after sh e bought food and drinks using only body language while they waited for a ferry in Athens in 2021. They anize everything for their overseas journeys, including for their trip to the Antarctic in March. The 11day journey was full of incredible new experiences. “We can die without any regrets after the Antarctic visit, ” Wang said, “I will always remember penguins waving their wings, seals playing nearby and camping out one night. ” Wang and her husband had to wait almost three months for a tourist visa for Argentina, which is the launching point for the Antarctic. For the couple, traveling is the best way to get along in retirement. “How to get along with your partner after retirement is really a challenge for old people like us because you need to face the person almost 24 hours a day. We have learned to appreciate and admire each other for tiny things while traveling abroad. ” Wang said, “Traveling has helped me and my husband fall in love again. ” “I hope our experiences and stories can encourage more retire d people in China to pursue a happy life instead of sacrificing their own happiness for their children, ” said Wang, who had spent six years staying at home to help her married daughter raise her child. The couple also shares travel tips and their experiences online. Their microblog on Sina. , China’s version of Twitter, called “huajia beibaoke”and had attracted more than 56, 000 fans by the middle of last month. “The old couple can overe so many difficulties to enrich their life, but as a young person just over 20, I don’t have the guts and strong will to follow my heart, ” Lin Xiao wrote on the couple’s microblog. Next the couple was considering Asia