Why?

I have always liked travelling and especially places where you know you are abroad. I am from the UK, so for me, having visited Thailand was the most "I'm Abroad" I have felt to date, and I have been chasing the feeling since.

I had planned to go to Japan in 2021 but like many, Covid-19 interrupted my plans! Then I went to University for 3 years which, as you can imagine, doesn't allow for large stints of travelling across the world.

During University I found myself planning trips, mainly to feel like I had a holiday pending. I got really into planning them, which led me to researching ways of working abroad. "What a brilliant idea" I thought at the time.

What?

Teaching English isn't necessarily the most demanding of careers, especially to foreign speakers, as a Native. If I were teaching in the UK, that is a whole other question; Teachers in the UK have my respect. There is a serious issue with discipline in the UK. Teachers are teaching 10% of the time and trying to get the class under control the rest of the time.

So. I am teaching English in China. I have some experience teaching and have always enjoyed it, but this is more of an excuse to do something a bit adventurous

How?

While ruminating thoughts about seeing the world, whilst at University, filled my mind, I came across Chris Broad, or "AbroadinJapan" on Youtube. I found his videos to be a great release from being stuck at University and unable to travel due to the Covid restrictions. His story largely inspired my thought process. My journey began as I was finishing university. I was helping my Japanese friend improve his English, and he suggested I look into the JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Programme. I had heard about it before on Abroad in Japan, so I finally decided to have a look. I applied. I failed. "Nevermind". So I continued applying to foreign job boards, including echinacities.com - where I received an awfully suspicious email from a recruiter in China, who asked me to add them on Wechat. Coincidentally, I had Wechat setup to keep in contact with another friend from University. The recruiter began sending me job boards and within minutes I was sending an "Introduction Video" to a random recruiter who sent my video to a random school in China. I got invited for an interview. I got offered a contract. I signed the contract, and now I am going to China...

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