My first time arriving to a new land, country, society was everything I expected until I actually arrived. I never worked or lived in a different nation as a man from United States. I was shocked from the experience due to the fact that I have had an amazing experience…...
An Expat in China – Reflection of 2020
A lighthearted reflection on the year 2020 as an expat in China - By Lillian Grainger. As the Year of The Ox begins - our ESL teacher Lillian Grainger shares her thoughts as an expat in China during Covid-19. We would like to thank Lillian for all of her hard-work.…...
ESL China – An ESL Teachers Report 2020
Report Summary This report, compiled for the Luohu Education Bureau of Shenzhen at the behest of Seadragon Education Company represents the individual perspective, reflections, and interpretation of one foreign teacher (B Clegg, 25 year old female English teacher from the UK) hereafter referred to as the FT. The finding contained…...
Working In China 2020
My Experiences Working Here In China Working in China is an experience that people never forget. Please continue to read to find out more about some experiences of being here in China. I would like to start by saying I have had so many wonderful experiences here in China that…...
Living in Shenzhen SDE Competiton
The first ever SDE Seadragon Education Video Content Contest has been a huge success! We asked our teachers to submit a short video (so that you can see what is like living in Shenzhen) giving a tour of their apartment and living community, and we can't believe the amount of…...
Chinese Food: A New Experience
Living in China there will be things that happen which seemingly come out of nowhere, and will have the potential to ruin your day, leaving you with a bad taste in your mouth and that same question on your mind; “is living in China the right thing for me?” Let's…...
Life in Shenzhen: Sports by Chris Edwards
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…...
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…...