Category: Life in China
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10 Reasons You Should Teach English In China
Many people consider teaching English abroad but they’re not sure where to go – there are so many countries with great programs and opportunities! How do you choose? If teaching in China isn’t on your radar, it should be! The idea of moving to China to be an English teacher was daunting at first –…
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Happy Children’s Day in China!
June 1 is Children’s Day here in China and it’s a really big celebration! China loves to celebrate its youth and many cities will have special events for the big day. Some schools will also host performances and have half days on Children’s Day. Children’s Day at Kindergarten This year at the kindergarten we had…
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Return to my Chinese Hometown
“Wo shi Hengyangren” is like a little joke I like to tell Chinese people when they ask me about living in Guangzhou versus my previous experience in Hengyang, Hunan. It means “I am Hengyang people” or “I’m from Hengyang.” It’s been almost a year since I left Hengyang, and going back always gives me a…
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Rooftopping in Guangzhou
There’s this trend going on called rooftopping which involves finding tall residential or commercial buildings in a city and doing extreme things like dangling off the ledges and taking cool photos. I’ve recently been inspired by lots of photos I’ve seen in Guangzhou (and also other places) by people who are rooftopping experts. I think it’s…
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How I Fell In Love With A Chinese Pop Star
It was a cool September evening in 2015. I had just moved to China and was invited to an event Nan Hua University held for the Mid-Autumn Festival. There was a dance performance by a group of freshman. The lights went down. The music came on. The voice of an angel came through the speakers.…
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15 Times My Chinese Students Made Me LOL
I have lots of Chinese students and friends who are near and dear to my heart and sometimes they do funny things that make me laugh or I don’t understand (I’m sure I confuse them as well). During the last 3 years of living in China there have been some language barrier obstacles, cultural misunderstandings,…