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Critics can keep you sharp

[2015-05-21 17:51]

Have you ever had a colleague who really gets under your skin? It seems that every time you have any interaction with them, they say or do something that nearly sends you through the roof?

Still learning lessons after years of teaching

[2015-05-20 17:11]

When I first started classes at Three Bridges English School I was pretty nervous. I took advice from the more experienced teachers and presented classes as best I could.

Should I tell my students the truth?

[2015-05-19 17:13]

Most of my students, and indeed almost anyone I've met since arriving in China, has averred they've built their perception of life in America on what they see in movies and TV.

Whiter vs darker: what is beautiful?

[2015-05-15 17:43]

The sun is out and the week has been deliciously warm. In the US, this means that all the women put on their tank tops and sunglasses.

The feeling of being a foreigner

[2015-05-14 17:32]

There were times when I was scared to venture out on my own. The fear of getting lost was not an easy one to overcome.

Foreigners' 7 tips to be happy in China

[2015-05-13 15:33]

I have been in China for 4.5 years now. Soon I will be celebrating my 5th anniversary of my love affair with China and its people.

Unload the 'sweet burden' of marriage costs

[2015-05-12 17:07]

A wedding should be the happiest moment in a person’s life. However, the skyrocketing expenses of married life have forced many young Chinese to shy away from marriage, which is increasingly becoming a “sweet burden.”

First thoughts of a Georgia girl in China

[2015-05-11 11:10]

I have been in China for two months now. I know nothing, so I am told. I have a "China crush" is another one I am told.

Chinese in a foreigner's eyes

[2015-05-08 17:20]

My first impression in coming to China was that people were kind and very welcoming to me as a foreigner. They treated me well and were very generous.

5 easy tricks to learning Chinese

[2015-05-06 16:13]

More often beginners are advised not to perceive the language as difficult, but that is just like soothing a painful sore.

10 things I dislike about China

[2015-05-06 10:47]

Before you go and think this is a post bashing China, stop. Because it's not. Don't get me wrong, I love China. It's a great place, with really friendly people.

Foreign teachers in China and how to keep them

[2015-05-04 17:04]

I've been in China now for almost 4 years. I came here in 2011. I planned to stay one year and go back to the US.

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