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 [...]
We’ve all fancied a fresh start every now and again, but you’re actually brave enough to do something about it. That sets you apart. You’re looking at what you can do for a living if you should choose to move to China, and you’re confronted with the same thing time and time again: [...]
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 [...]
