Opportunity China

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December 11, 2018

by: Guest

I’m an ESL teacher in China, but what do I actually do each week?

Lauren Wilcox has a degree in English from the University of Portsmouth, and is teaching at a language centre as part of the 2017 Teach China Graduate Program. Lauren’s been in China for nearly a year, and over the coming weeks she’ll be sharing some of her China experiences to date, both at school and [...]

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December 4, 2018

by: Guest

Exploring Guangzhou: A Day Trip From Foshan!

This week's blog comes from Mahalia Peake, University of Nottingham graduate currently teaching in Foshan as part of the 2018 Teach China Graduate Program. Here she tells us about a recent day trip from Foshan to Guangzhou... From Foshan to Guangzhou! Whoever dubbed Paris as the city of lights has obviously never been to China! I [...]

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November 27, 2018

by: Guest

Cost of Living in China – ‘My Colleagues and I Pretty Much Live like Kings’

This weeks blog comes from Teach China Graduate, India-Mae Alby, her third blog installment to date. She shares an important insight into the cost of living in China by giving an in-depth personal experience of how she manages her time and money since arriving in Fuzhou. My salary stretches a very long way… When I [...]

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November 22, 2018

by: Guest

Top 5 Mandarin Survival Phrases to last you through your first month in China!

This week's blog comes from our resident blogger and Teach China Graduate Program 2018 cohort, Jonas Groom. Jonas provides us with a survival guide on the top 5 Mandarin phrases to last you through your first few months in China! Three months into my China journey, I can safely say I have now I have comfortably settled [...]

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November 7, 2018

by: Guest

A Foodie in Fuzhou!

This weeks blog comes from Teach China Graduate, India-Mae Alby, her second blog installment. She shares her experience of eating at local restaurants and trying new street food in her local area of Fuzhou. Cheap and Delicious! I am gaining weight. No question about it. I take full responsibility; I don’t have to eat [...]

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November 1, 2018

by: Guest

Settling in to life as a Kindergarten Teacher in Foshan

This week's blog comes from Mahalia Peake. Mahalia has a BA in English from the University of Nottingham and is currently teaching in Foshan as part of the 2018 Teach China Graduate Program. A Fast-paced introduction to life in China, and making New Friends ‘Fast-paced’ is a term you will often hear when talking [...]

Published on:
October 26, 2018

by: Guest

Great Wall of China? Completed it Mate!

This week's blog comes from our resident blogger and Teach China Graduate Program 2018 cohort, Jonas Groom. Jonas had the opportunity of a lifetime to hike up and see the Great Wall of China in all its beauty. The Journey Begins! Now we all know it wouldn’t be a real trip to China without an Instagram [...]

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Guest Post: A fun, but tiring first few weeks living and teaching in China

This week's blog comes from Teach China Graduate Program 2018 blogger and University of Warwick Graduate, India-Mae Alby. India-Mae has been teaching at a Private Language Centre in Fuzhou since the summer of 2018. Arrival, Training, and Teaching I’m three weeks into my job as an English teacher in Fuzhou, Fujian province, working for a [...]

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October 16, 2018

by: Guest

Beijing to Guilin & Return: A Memorable Long Weekend

This week's blog comes from guest blogger Paul Francis, a public school teacher in Beijing. Paul and his wife recently travelled to Guilin, and here he shares his experiences. My wife and I are working at an international school in Beijing, so with a long weekend approaching we decided, along with a couple of our [...]

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October 1, 2018

by: Guest

Teacher Guest Blog: Standout differences between Sydney and Beijing

We're delighted to introduce our new resident blogger in Beijing, Jonas Groom, part of Opportunity China's Teach China Graduate Program 2018 cohort. After graduating from the University of Sydney with an Arts degree, Jonas worked for the Australian National Maritime Museum before embarking on his journey to Beijing. He loves exploring his passion for history, languages, [...]