chinamatt
American citizen
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About me
American
Lives in New York, New York
Speaks English Mandarin
Registration: 29 March 2008
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Home schooling in shenzhen by newexpat
My husband works in Shenzhen. My girls and n live in Malaysia. After much consideration, I have decided to move to Shenzhen with him. Back home, my girls are studying in Chinese school and i do not forsee much problem as far as the language is ...
If you have the time and materials you probably could homeschool your kids, can't see a reason why not. Mandarin tutors are fairly easy to find, but it is more difficult to find a good one. Prices can range from 50RMB/hr for a college student to ... Read More
Food from home i miss!! by msmoneypenny
Please list item & what country your from/country your in
The second time I felt homesick in China was because I traveled to Guangzhou and ate a chicken parm sandwich at Danny's Bagel. It tasted just like a $5 sandwich I'd get back home in Jersey. Other than that, I miss deli sandwiches. And after taking ... Read More
How long have you been far away?? by Mandy
Hi everyone!!! All of us here are travelling a lot away from our country trying to find either a nice job, a nice experience, or just simply a nice way of living...away from our home country! I wondered how many years you all had been abroad? ...
I was away from home for 2 1/2 years before traveling back for the first time (just for a month). In total, it'll end up being about 4 years before I move back... assuming everything goes well with my wife's visa application. Read More
Moving to China by Julien
If a young european professional would move to China, which Chinese city would you advise?
world ir, I wasn't too impressed with Tianjin--looked like it was all under construction. Chengdu is really nice--great food, not expensive, and nice people. I've only been through Zhuhai on my way to Macau, but I've been told it's a decent place to ... Read More
American Expats, what do you miss most? by cc11
Hello everyone! I'm going to be living in Italy this summer and travelling through Europe for about three months. Even though I'm not really going to be an expat, I was curious as to what you wished you had brought with you from the US. What ...
Where to start...? I miss the variety of food back home. Also the variety of beer--I'm so sick of yellow beer. And the ease of buying real coffee grounds. I also kinda miss browsing the used book stores--and I'll probably run out of books by ... Read More