‘I quit life as a BBC journalist to live as a jade carver in China’

Andrew Shaw, 63, on how he switched to a new career and life in another continent

I took early retirement from my job as a BBC reporter 13 years ago to travel to China to pursue my dream to learn to carve jade. At one time I loved reporting live from major events such as 9/11. It was as if I was witnessing history rather than covering the news. But the death of my mother made me rethink my life.

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