In the nearly four years I’ve been in Shenzhen, I’ve seen a lot of changes. Life in Shenzhen is getting better. One of the big ones is the dramatic increase in the professional sporting landscape in Shenzhen. One thing that Shenzhen has over other cities is its sporting infrastructure. The…...
Hong Kong to Shenzhen: SZ to HK
Moving away from home is always difficult. I’ll happily admit I was a little nervous prior to my arrival in Shenzhen. How would I get there? Little did I know that Hong Kong was placed just over the border from Shenzhen. I will do my best and detail how best…...
Living in China Steps To Success
Congratulations! You have accepted a position to be a Foreign English Teacher with SDE and bought your plane ticket to China. So exhilarating! You will be living in China and you will need pointing in the right direction. But there’s something holding you back from feeling as excited as you…...
Getting Lost in Shenzhen: I’m Going on an Adventure..! by Lynn Berggren-Goodwin
Back home, my rep as a navigator is shady. I’ve always relied on instinct (not maps or GPS) to get me to places, and most of the time it has worked. But I didn’t realise that I would need more than a sniff of the nose and the goodwill of…...
Golden Week Adventuring: Dinner in Guilin by Ben Baldieri
Golden week. Never did I think that two little words could bring such a vast amount of joy to me yet, six weeks into my China teaching adventure, joy is exactly what was brought. Teaching in the public-school system has many benefits. Though having ample time off was an important…...