Opportunity China

Published on:
July 5, 2021

by: Elyssa

My 5 favourite things about teaching English in China

If a couple of years ago someone had told me I’d move to the other side of the world by myself to teach English with no teaching experience, and not only do it, but enjoy it, I would probably have laughed and told them they had the wrong person. However, it’s one of the best [...]

Published on:
April 28, 2021

by: Elyssa

“Surely it’s impossible to be vegetarian in China?”

“Surely it’s impossible to be vegetarian in China?” This was one of the most frequent questions that cropped up in the lead up to my big move to China in 2018. And truth be told, it was a worry – like a lot of people, I had the (very wrong) preconception of being faced with […]

Published on:
September 3, 2018

by: Will Perrins

Teacher Guest Blog Post: How China has changed me

China is a country defined by change and development. With fishing villages of 30,000 evolving into megacities with populations in excess of 19 million in the same generation, a country defined by communist ideals and dogma in the 1960's and 1970's becoming one of the world's financial and business powerhouses in the modern day. This [...]

Published on:
August 16, 2018

by: Guest

Teacher Guest Post: 3 Things You’ll Learn by Living & Teaching in China

Living in China is roller-coaster experience. You'll see new sights, eat new food, make new friends and importantly, learn lots of lessons! But what (in a nutshell), are the most important things to learn from your China experience? Our resident blogger in Shenyang, Melissa, shares the 3 most important things she has learned through teaching in China... You [...]

Published on:
August 8, 2018

by: Guest

Teacher Guest Post: Living and Teaching in Shenyang

We're delighted to introduce our new resident blogger in Shenyang, Melissa Weston. Melissa graduated from the University of Sheffield in the summer of 2017, before embarking on the Teach China Graduate Program. Melissa has been working as a teacher for EF Shenyang since September 2017, and over the course of the last year, has acquired many [...]

Published on:
June 23, 2017

by: Will Perrins

Preparing for China – are you ready?

Chinese public school

It's that time of year again where thousands of teachers are preparing to embark on a life-changing experience in China! It’s also that time of year where we at Opportunity China find ourselves inundated with a huge amount of China related questions! There's the document legalization process to go through, the work 'z' visa application [...]

Published on:
February 6, 2017

by: Guest

Guest Blog: 5 of China’s less well known Myths and Legends

China's myths

Our guest blog this week is by Robert Bailey. Robert is a travel writer with a gung-ho attitude to discovery and impressive knowledge on China’s Myths and Legends. You’ll usually find Robert sat in the background with a camera around his neck and a notebook in hand. Visit Robert’s website here to discover more of […]

Published on:
December 2, 2016

by: Guest

Guest blog: My First Three Months

Beiijng China

Our guest blog this week is written by Sorcha Smith, a teacher at Aihua English in Beijing! Find out what’s it’s really like to live and teach in China… When I arrived in Beijing, I was one of the last of the teachers to arrive. We quickly delved into everything that needed to be done; bank account […]