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The Best Day Hikes in China

When you move to China, it’s easy to get swept up in the culture (and you should)! Studying the language, finding the best parties in your new city, receiving affordable massages, eating dumplings, eating hot pot, eating fresh cucumber … Wait, what was I talking about again? These are all aspects [...]

2018-05-24T08:52:45+00:00December 20th, 2017|Articles, Life in China|0 Comments

How are Chinese Students Different than American Students?

Maybe you’ve taught students in America. You might babysit on weekends. Or you hang out with your younger cousins a lot. All of these experiences are useful when preparing to teach in China. However, there are certain aspects of Chinese children that are always surprising. Chinese students differ from American students [...]

2018-05-24T08:52:46+00:00December 13th, 2017|Articles|0 Comments

Our First Week Teaching English at EF Tianjin

Michelle Amy Newell and Mark Percy arrived in Tianjin together and decided to share their first week’s experiences with us. Arrival Coming to work for EF Tianjin has been an awesome experience thus far. We arrived on the 5th of October and stayed in a hotel for two nights. [...]

2018-05-24T08:52:46+00:00December 6th, 2017|Articles, Life in China|0 Comments