Making the choice to pack up your life and move to China to teach English in China is without a doubt exciting. Before you get on that plane to start your new adventure, the most important aspect to consider is your finances. That being said, the best way to think…...
Teaching Jobs in China: Finances
Teaching Jobs in China Making the choice to pack up your life and move to China to teach English is without a doubt exciting, but before you get on that plane to start your new adventure, the most important aspect to consider is your finances. That being said, the best…...
Zhongshan City – My Experience Living in a Prefecture-Level City
Moving To Zhongshan City When I applied to teach English in China, I was given the option of teaching in Shenzhen or Zhongshan, and I chose Zhongshan. While I am sure that Shenzhen is a great city to live in, I do not regret my decision to live in Zhongshan…...
Alex in Lotusland – Reinvent Yourself & Redesign Your Life
Alex in Lotusland was nominated for the prestigious Webby Award - hailed as the "Internet's highest honor" by The New York Times. You can visit the website here: https://www.alexinlotusland.com/ A few years ago, Alex left his entire life behind to seek freedom, adventure, and happiness. And now, he's here to inspire travelers like…...
Musings on Chinese Breakfast: Baozi Bonanza! by Ben Baldieri
Bacon and Eggs. Toast and sugary cereals with enough e-numbers in to send you to the moon. Bottomless coffee and litres of juice. All staples in the most important meal of the day. In China, the above staples are gone. Most of what’s found in their place is as different…...
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…...
Vegan Food in China – Cody Hoffman
Vegan Food In China - A Guide Cody Hoffman discusses what it is like to find Vegan Food in China. Cody also adds the top 4 vegan foods in China into the discussion. I am sitting at the table, at a fairly nondescript Chinese restaurant in Shenzhen’s Fumin district. Around…...
ESL in China The Future (3)
ESL in China Warts and All Being part of ESL in China has made me feel anything but “big,” it’s respectfully made me feel very small. Which I’ve come to very much appreciate. China, a world leading power, is progressing faster than ever in its education system. It’s taking on…...
ESL Teacher in China: Part 2
ESL Teacher in China As an ESL Teacher in China - it has made me feel anything but “big.” It’s respectfully made me feel very small, which I’ve come to very much appreciate. China, a world leading power. It is progressing faster than ever in its education system. It’s taking…...