ChinaSharkMike
American expat in China
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About me
American
Lives in Shenzhen
Registration: 26 September 2010
Going out in Shenzhen
Musibase in Nanshan, true rock and roll bar which live local bands play until 2:00 am everynight. Behind Coastal city. Read More
Job hunt in Shenzhen (Suggestions) by ezre
It has come to my attention that job hunting in such a dense populated city is difficult. Not only is it tough for some of us but it is even more for the locals. Recently, i've met a very nice local girl. She knew little english and we managed with ...
Unfortunately because of the population things will not change. Having an Asian face is hinderence in China. If you can speak English teaching is always a good option. Read More
looking for optician by dija
Does anyone know of a good optician who does glasses and contacts....who speaks english? i have my prescription but i want to be able to speak with him/her.
Good luck with that. I ended up getting an incorrect pescription because the guy forgot all the English he learned when I entered the office. It's funny yet I just take it in stride. Only use in an emergency {hurts my eyes too strong}. Read More
new to shenzhen
Buy a train/bus pass {save 20%}, learn the different areas around the city. Make friends with your students or business aquaintences. A lot of the Chinese really love to hang out with foreigners in the clubs in Futian and Nanshan. One of my favorite ... Read More
Teaching English in GZ with no Experience. by daisymont
Hi all! I am looking to come to GZ with my partner, probably early next year. I am thinking about maybe teaching English over there as I was told you don't need teaching experience and you don't need to know the language. Can you enlighten me a ...
Just be very careful on who you trust in Guangzhou accepting work. So many shady dealings I've heard or read about from Guangzhou's smaller training centers. Open for a month or so then closed because the owner picked up and ascombed {spelling} with ... Read More
Teaching Offer in Shenzhen - Do I need an exit letter? by 10
Hello Everyone! I was given a job offer in Shenzhen. I currently live in the USA and I used to work in Qingdao. I left the original school that hired me (typical bad stuff: they lied to me, didn't pay me, wanted me to work additional hours without ...
Think about it, would you trust bad people to help you? Truth be told they'll probably 99% of the time check any of your references at all. I wouldn't sweat it and if they insist put them off and a few weeks into teaching they'll have forgotten all ... Read More
Living in Shenzhen
Teaching work is plentiful yet the big training centers work you like government mules for peanuts {10,000 rmbs for 35 hr weeks}. Although on the other hand it gets your foot in the door for getting experience to eventually get the better jobs. I've ... Read More