Learning a foreign language is difficult. Especially a tongue like Mandarin, which is drastically different from English. Sure, you can get through your year in China by pointing, grunting, and miming to communicate. But why would you do that when you could throw yourself into learning Chinese and make [...]
When preparing to teach English in China, you’ll probably take all the advice you can get! You might read tons of travel blogs, including the one right here on GoldStar’s website. But plenty of people who aren’t writers have advice to give upcoming expats. I asked four teachers I knew [...]
You can’t move to a foreign country without it changing your life. My world wasn’t just different while I was in China. It was permanently altered. I left the country with new experiences, friends, and perspectives. Here are four ways living in China transformed me … for the [...]
