Sorry for the late reply, I finally started my move and then got sick in the middle of it, has been a nightmare. The street food was great! I love exploring and trying new stuff out. I was a Chinese major in college. There's not a whole lot of options here for foreigners, it's either a translator or English teacher unless you come with a big company from abroad. I'v just been doing random jobs while I work to get my Chinese to a professional level. I'v worked with several translation companies and now I'm just teaching English because it pays suprisingly well compared to being a translator haha.
I hope you are feeling better! My husband's friend was an English teacher in Japan. I hear a lot of people who relocate to other countries become English teachers even if they are not fluent on the language in that country. Do you plan on staying in China permanently?
I don't know about other countries but it's quite easy to find jobs as an English teacher and the requirements aren't that high so it's an easy way to sustain yourself during your travels especially when it's pretty hard to get a job in the country besides opening a business yourself. I don't plan to stay in China permanently. I'm staying here for maybe another 3-4 years while I continue to improve my chinese and hopefully be able to pass some high level fluency tests required to get a decent job back home. I enjoy China though so the time I spend here doesn't matter to much. I do plan on settling down back in the states though when it's finally time.
That's cool! I don't think there is any better way to become proficient at a language than to emerge yourself in a setting where you have no choice, but to learn to speak it. I am glad you were able to find a good job teaching while you are over there.
Sorry for the late reply, I finally started my move and then got sick in the middle of it, has been a nightmare. The street food was great! I love exploring and trying new stuff out. I was a Chinese major in college. There's not a whole lot of options here for foreigners, it's either a translator or English teacher unless you come with a big company from abroad. I'v just been doing random jobs while I work to get my Chinese to a professional level. I'v worked with several translation companies and now I'm just teaching English because it pays suprisingly well compared to being a translator haha.
I hope you are feeling better! My husband's friend was an English teacher in Japan. I hear a lot of people who relocate to other countries become English teachers even if they are not fluent on the language in that country. Do you plan on staying in China permanently?
I don't know about other countries but it's quite easy to find jobs as an English teacher and the requirements aren't that high so it's an easy way to sustain yourself during your travels especially when it's pretty hard to get a job in the country besides opening a business yourself. I don't plan to stay in China permanently. I'm staying here for maybe another 3-4 years while I continue to improve my chinese and hopefully be able to pass some high level fluency tests required to get a decent job back home. I enjoy China though so the time I spend here doesn't matter to much. I do plan on settling down back in the states though when it's finally time.
That's cool! I don't think there is any better way to become proficient at a language than to emerge yourself in a setting where you have no choice, but to learn to speak it. I am glad you were able to find a good job teaching while you are over there.