When did you arrive in China? I arrived at the end of August of 2018 What did you do for work before you came here? I worked at a music school and a theater What is your role with ENREACH and what city do you live in? I’m a a drama teacher with ENREACH Nanjing …
Dragon Boat Festival Weekend – Shane Goulding We all love a three-day weekend and this last weekend, June 7-9 was the Dragon Boat Festival national holiday here in China. The holiday commemorates famous poet Qu Yuan who lived during the Zhou dynasty. Qu served in high-level positions but was later exiled. Understandably unhappy it is …
When did you arrive in China? I arrived in China in January 2018. I came over from Australia, so leaving summer and arriving in winter was a bit of a shock! What did you do for work before you came here? I was teaching in Japan for a year, before that teaching in Thailand, and …
We wanted to revisit some details of the visa process as it is always changing and is confusing, but we are here to help! You are on the way to China! Now it’s time to get to work on that visa process. Though it can be overwhelming, we are here to help and our experienced …
When you move to China, everything will happen so quickly. Though one or two years seems like so much time now, it will go by before you know it. As you pack your bag and get ready to go, you’ll also want to make your own checklist of things to do when you arrive. All …
When you start researching jobs in China, you start with the big names – all those famous places you’ve already heard of. Don’t rule out some of China’s hidden gems though, where you can have a rich and unique experience unlike that of those who only know the larger and more famous cities. We asked …
From high schools adding Chinese to their foreign language options to university students studying abroad in Beijing, the number of Chinese-language learners is growing rapidly worldwide. Whether you’ve just dabbled in Duolingo or have taken years of Chinese classes, there’s one great way to accelerate your language acquisition: Moving to China. Having learned Chinese exclusively …
Transferring money back home. Kelley McKinnon If you are like me, you did not come to China without any US debt that needs to be paid off (whether it be credit cards or student loans) so you will need to know how to transfer money back to the US. There are 2 ways (that I …
Are you looking for the internship of a lifetime? We asked Derrick Stevens to talk about why you should join him in Shanghai this summer as a Debate Intern. Here’s what he had to say: Debate is a unique activity. It combines competition, critical thinking, public speaking, and argumentation in a way very few other …
Life in the ‘Du: Chengdu via ENREACH By Kyle Labak I typically advise students against starting with an adage, especially a translation from Chinese. But for want of a better start: “When you’re young, don’t enter Sichuan; when you’re old, don’t leave” (少不入川, 老不出蜀). That is to say, its traditionally slow, folksy way of life can …
