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Tag: living in China
Teaching English in China During SARS
Teaching English in China: ESL teachers face a lot of challenges abroad but what happens when the country you’ve moved to experiences a pandemic like SARS?
Teaching English in China – The Journey Begins to Teach English in 2003
Learn about teaching English in China from a person who has been there, done it all, and now helps others to teach in China. It’s a scary thing to pick up and move your life to the other side of the world.
Teaching in China: 12 Tips for Your First Weeks Living Abroad
Thinking of teaching in China? The ESL industry in China is booming and the demand for qualified ESL teachers is going up every day. Here are 12 tips for your first few weeks teaching and living abroad in China.
Peggy Teaches Chinese (22): Visiting a Doctor
Learn how to speak to a doctor in this week’s episode of Peggy Teaches Chinese.
Peggy Teaches Chinese (20): How to Check In to a Hotel
In last week’s episode, we learned how to make a hotel reservation in Chinese. This week, Peggy teaches us how to check into a hotel.
Beijing TV and the ‘Arts in Our Land’ Competition
Learn about my two weeks in Beijing with Beijing TV while we filmed the Arts in Our Lands competition for China’s 2004 Spring Festival television marathon.
Free Lobotomy
Ever been offered a free lobotomy? I have. Back in 2003, I was offered one on my first morning in Chángch?n, China. I woke up to the sound and sight of a man standing at my window. It sounded like he was saying, “Free Lobotomy? Freeeee Lobotomy!” I could not, for the life of me, figure […]
Teaching English Abroad: Smiling Angel Learns the Ropes
An account of my first few months teaching in northern China in 2003.
Hello World – Welcome To My Several Worlds
Many years ago, my world changed dramatically on a cold day in March 2003 when I flew to China to become an English teacher. Welcome to My Several Worlds.