New members of the China forum, introduce yourselves here - 2018

Hello everyone! I'm new in Shanghai, soon will move there, so I'm searching for a job in Business and Management! If you have any suggestion, please pm, thanks

Hi everyone,

My Chinese wife and I run a successful business here in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province.

I'm an old dog and will retire to Tasmania next year after thirteen years in China.

Bohanka

Hi Gina, from what I am aware there is new private school opening in Guangzhou  in September.

Its called Fettes College.

I am not sure if it will be a boarding school. But it is a very good school, I went to this school myself but in Edinburgh. I know about this because I went to school with the guy who is opening this school In South China and the owner of BrightScholar. Most teacher will be British Educated (from what I heard) and my old headmaster Mr Spence will be the opening headmaster.

From what i understand HK to Guangzhou commute will be 45 min. They are close to finishing the route.

Good luck

Hi everyone,
We're an American family living in Shenzhen since last August. Shon teaches high school English, Jenia does some freelance work.

Hi there! My name is David. My wife, Crysta, and I as well as our two children will be moving to Qingdao in August for her to begin a job as an ESL Teacher. We are very excited for this adventure and hope to meet a lot of great people along the way!

Hello All,

I am Amit from India.
I am planning to move to shanghai soon for a job offer.
Hoping to meet some nice and friendly people there during my stay.

Hello!

My name is Erika and I currently live in Los Angeles. I'm in the process of applying to teaching positions in China (mostly in Beijing and Shanghai) with a couple recruiting firms. I've applied to a few that I'm very excited about, so I'm hoping to hear from those first. I've lived abroad once before when I was in the Peace Corps. I taught literacy in Guyana.

I'm hoping to use this site and forum to help me integrate and also find a friendly community of people willing to share experiences and get me out of my comfort zone once I'm settled.

Look forward to talking and getting to know more about China as a whole!

My Chinese wife and are going back to China to build our American International student business and I am looking for advise on these areas's. What is the best tier one city to live in as well as to do educational business? Since I am 57 years old would also appreciate any information as to which city has the best medical services and should I carry some added medical insurance while in China, my Cigna plan does not cover me Internationally. I have been to China four times in the last 13 years but have not been to China in four years so I am sure a lot has changed since then, so not sure what to ecpect on this trip for unforeseen events, any advise would be helpful. I am 6'3” so travel will be interesting I am sure. I did pest control for large food plants so I know all about food safety standards, kinda of a mixed blessing because I know how food should be treated but also very concerned about food safety too on this trip, over cautious I guess. Would like to build up long term friendships with Expats and Chinese who speak English since my linguistic skills are not the best, but trying the best I can to learn Chinese. We will be heading to China June 6th so advise would be great. Thanks everybody.

Hello, I'm Valerio from Italy. I'm a filmmaker working in Saigon (Vietnam) at the moment, but there is a chance I will  move in China to follow heart 
I would like to go in Xiamen or Shenzhen so I'm looking for advices about "what to do and how" to find a job in those cities.
I want to continue working in the video field but i think that if i will not find something fastly i could teach italian in the meanwhile.
So my key words are FILMMAKING (this is the main goal) and TEACHING. I can't go in China to work as a waiter and I heard that schools are looking for italians in this period
Any help to look for a job from Vietnam before leaving?
What if I don't have a job and I'm already in China?
Which are the obstacles?

Thank You in advance

Hey,

I'm from Liverpool, UK, and am moving to Xiamen to work at the University in August.
Looking for any tips with settling in and contacts of English speakers already there.

Cheers!

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Hello, actually I don't have any advice but I would like to ask you some info.
I need to move to Xiamen. I'm a filmmaker but I'm looking for a teaching job as well.
I don't have a lot of experience on teaching. Do you think there is a way to find a job as Italian teacher?
Do you have any useful contact?

thank you

Hi, go on Dave's ESL CAFE, it's a website for teachers thousands of job listings... I'm sure you'll find something on there

Hello Everyone!

I will be moving to Hangzhou in August to begin teaching at a brand new International school. I'm from Australia but have lived and taught overseas for almost 10 years. I began in Vietnam, then Thailand, Qatar, Brunei and lastly, the UAE. I'm looking forward to living in China and having all sorts of adventures and meeting new people.

Hello everyone I am Dr. Joel..  I have completed my MBBS degree from HUST Wuhan..  Currently practicing in India..  Planning to move to China.. Will there be any possibility to work in China..  As a foreign practitioner or as a tutor in medical colleges..

My name is Lyndon I am Moving to Beijing this August from New Zealand. Be awesome to meet expats!

Hi,

We are an Australian family of 5 planning to move to China for 12 months. My husband and I already travel to Yiwu a couple of times a year for business and we have decided to relocate their next year for 12 months with our 3 kids (aged 8, 5 & 3).

We need to organise:
- Apartment/villa in Yiwu or surrounding area
- Qualified teacher as we plan to home school our children
- Nanny
- Housekeeper
- Health insurance
- Activites for our children: music lessons, basketball, soccer, tennis, dancing
- Activities for us: yoga, tennis, basketball, golfing

We are hoping to learn Mandarin!

Any help or guide welcome. We have a good relationship with our agents who will help us also.

Hoping to meet other English speaking families in the area to socialise our kids.

Thanks,
Michelle

Hi everyone,
I am going to stay in Beijing for two months this summer studying Mandarin at Peking University so I am looking forward to meeting people in Beijing !
Also looking for a job in Beijing or Shanghai, my partner's family being from Nantong Jiangsu.
I speak French and English and lived in Paris and London.
See you soon in China

Hi all,

Gerard here, greetings from Guilin! I'm a Malaysian working as a tour leader and I have been living in China for the past 7 years!

I speak Mandarin and Cantonese fluently besides English and I'm here to make some friends!

PM me if you're interested!

Hi All,

My name is Amit and I come from India.
I am planning to move to Shanghai in early september.
Hope I will be able to connect with some of you and have fun during my stay.

Looking forward for learning new culture and environment.

Hi Everyone,

I'm Lee. Originally from London, England. Just moved to Shanghai.  Just trying to find my feet and make new friends.

Hi everyone~

I am Nicole from Germay, I've been living in Beijing for 4 years (studies) and moved to Guangzhou last year (work), planning  to settle down here with my boyfriend. I just discovered expat.com and am hoping to find some new expat friends here in Guangzhou!


Btw, I am not sure whether this the right place to ask but is there an expat.com APP?

Hello everyone

francis here. Just move from Singapore to Guangzhou. Hope to meet new friends!

Cheers

Hi,

I am Stephen - I studied abroad in Beijing twice.  The first time I fell in love with the city - the second time I fell in love with its people and their culture.  I'm a recent graduate with not too much experience but want to set my sights on moving and working in Beijing in two to four years.  Since I'm recently graduated, I'm still open to many options, and want to see what those are - including graduate school, different types of jobs (I do know teaching English is an option), and industries where I might be in high demand.  I've got consulting experience, but also some film background! 

Looking forward to meeting former, current, and (hopefully) future expats and joining the community online so that I can join you all in person!

Natively fluent in English, almostly fluent in Mandarin, absolutely fluent in loving China.

Warm Regards,
Stephen

Hi,

My name is Gary, originally from Inner Mongolia and I'm moving back to Beijing/China after 8 years in U.S Midwest area. Looking for roommates in College Town (Hai Dian Area) or Dongcheng if anyone's interested!

Greetings everyone,

My name is Jimmy. I used to be an expat in Singapore but now have relocated back to Beijing.

I work as an insurance broker at Mingya Insurance Brokers, based in Beijing. I specialize in health insurance matters for individuals, businesses and institutions based in China.

I hereby express my pleasure and appreciation of joining this community again.

Hi Everyone!

My name is Farhan, I'm from the United Kingdom (Pakistani Originally).

I have worked in Singapore, and will be moving to Shenzhen, China next month to work in the Digital Marketing and Advertising field!

Would be great to know some people before I make the move to Shenzhen!

Hi there ,  I have been in China for 9 years now. I am working and based in Shanghai and  I travel a lot with work , both inside and outside of China.

In Shanghai or Beijing maybe you need more but I belive in Sichuan it is enough for a single man even with a small family

I have been to SA and if you have question let me know and I can give you advise as local people

Hi Everyone,

I'm Mark, Just moved from Melbourne Australia to Shenzhen. I'll be living here for some time and now looking for work. It would be great to connect with other expats in Shenzhen.

Cheers Mark

hi,
My name is Alex, I was born in Hong Kong, but am British originally. Over here doing an internship, and would love to meet up with people and get to know Shanghai!

Hi,

My name is Gregory. Originaly from the Netherlands.
I will be in Beijing from 25th of July till 2nd of august.
Will be relocating for 2 years to Beijing in october.
I would love to make new friends and share experience!

Hi all-

I am. not an expat but this forum has certainly opened my eyes a bit. There are way more than I thought!

I joined to post a job (check the job board as it should hit soon) as I have a client looking for an Engineering expat for a multi-year assignment.

After reading and poking around...maybe becoming an expat is up my alley! I'm certainly always up for an adventure.

hi

This is cherry from shanghai.  I'd love to making new friends here

hi there, i


Finally get ONE Canadian detected in the forum LOL. I am from Calgary AB, quite interested in your back ground..I am now living in Suzhou, a city very close to Shanghai

Talk soon

Cheers

Hey all!


I am new in Ningbo. Looking for new friends. have come from India.

Hi,

I am Helen from Berlin. I studied English literature in London and just made a move to teach in China, Guizhou. Love the energy and endless possibilities over here. Also the expat community is great. Shoutout to hot pot family!

Hello to everyone