The first ever SDE Seadragon Education Video Content Contest has been a huge success! We asked our teachers to submit a short video giving a tour of their apartment and living community, and we can't believe the amount of awesome submissions we received. Read on below to check out the…...
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…...
Land Ports to Hong Kong: Getting back to (Western) Civilisation by Ben Baldieri
Moving away from home is always difficult. I’ll happily admit I was a little nervous prior to my arrival in Shenzhen. It’s a tough enough thing to do in your home country. The change of environment, loss of friends and period of adjustment all present their unique challenges. Those challenges…...
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…...
Weekend Day Tripping to Avatar Land in Hunan Province by Jessica Addington
A week before I came to China, my best friend gave me a Lonely Planet: Discover China book with handwritten tips about China. Stuck in the front of the book was a note that said “Unmentioned…Zhangjiajie- best place in China.” After I did more research, I found out it was…...
Weekend Wanderlust: Urban Footprints in the Rural Jungle of Lantau Island by Molly Oberstein-Allen
Two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to go visit my friend on an eco-farm on Lantau Island, an outer island of Hong Kong. The trip to Lantau isn’t bad from Shenzhen – you can take Hong Kong’s metro, the MTR, to Mui Wo Port from Futian Checkpoint, and from…...
Crippling Fear on a Crumbling Wall – A Great Wall Story by Ashley Dubois
My name is Ashley, and I have a serious fear of heights. Before I tell you my story, I already know what some of you will say: “Everyone is afraid of heights”. “Being afraid of heights is nature’s way to keep you safe”. If I were only afraid of heights…...