Top 10 Apps You Must Download When in China
With over 25 years of experience in China, we understand how crucial it is to come prepared for your program. Downloading these apps before you arrive will help avoid many obstacles and challenges. From communication and language, to food and travel, we’ve selected the top 10 most useful apps you should download. WeChat WeChat should […]
MoreAn Inside Story into the Teach & Travel Training/Orientation
After a delayed flight with a broken tv screen and lost luggage, my teach and travel experience could really only have improved. Nonetheless, I was not expecting to enjoy the training period so much. Especially considering days before my flight to Beijing I sat surrounded by my siblings comforting me as I was sobbing about […]
MoreA Teaching Intern’s Guide to Surviving in China
From the crazy food stalls to dingy squat toilets, you need to be prepared for everything and anything in China. Nothing is ever simple in this diverse, busy and unique country but that is what you will begin to fall in love with — once you get over all the different smells and tackle how […]
MoreYour Monthly Budget Guide in China for a Corporate Internship Program (CIP)
Interning in China but not too sure how much to budget for your daily expenses? The good news is that your money can go a long way in China but this also depends on your personal lifestyle and spending habits. Let’s divide your budget into two categories; 1.) What to save up for prior to […]
MoreWhy China?
Why go to a country which is 4,831 miles from home? Why go to a country where I can’t speak the language? Why go to a country which I know nothing about? Why not just teach in Europe? These are all questions which I kept asking myself, and others asked me, before I arrived in China. […]
MoreChina and the US Compared: Just How Cheap is Living in China?
Have you ever wondered just how cheap it is to live in China? If you’re thinking of interning or teaching abroad in China, it’s important to get an idea of what your finances will look like. How? By getting to know the average cost of certain items which can help you adjust to the conversion […]
MoreThe 20 MUST-DOS in China
How large is China? Probably larger than you think. At over 9 million kilometers square, how can one simply do and visit all the things and places they want? A country with so many diverse cultures and foods, it can be overwhelming when it comes to planning your itinerary. So we have complied a short […]
More5 Benefits of Taking On a Hospitality Internship in China
Did you know that by 2025, 10.5% of all jobs worldwide will be in the hospitality and tourism industry? With hospitality being one of the largest employment fields worldwide, the number of Chinese tourists have increased by 1380% in the past 17 years. In fact, by 2020, China is expected to become the world’s most […]
MoreCrazy Rich Asians & What You Can Learn About Chinese Culture (Contains Spoilers)
Directed by Jon M. Chu, Crazy Rich Asians is the new, unique Hollywood film featuring an all-Asian or Asian-American cast. The plot follows Rachel Chu, an American-Born-Chinese NYU economics professor who goes to Singapore with her boyfriend Nick Young to attend his best friend’s wedding. In Singapore, Rachel must then face Nick’s Singaporean-born, strict and […]
MoreWhy Does It Cost Money to Do a Teaching Program?
You’re itching to get out and explore the world, but there’s just one thing stopping you, the money! Perhaps much to your surprise, it costs a fair chunk of change to go abroad and do both internship and volunteer programs. “But they’re the ones that need me, what gives?” you think to yourself, “Why should […]
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