My Experience In China As An English Teacher
I decided to teach English in China to get to know the culture and I don’t regret my decision. I already spent a little more than three years here in China and I’m grateful for the experiences I had as an English teacher and for sure I won’t trade those experiences for anything else. I know it’s not for everyone but it is for me. Not everybody loves adventure the same way and maybe there are some good teachers who are afraid to take the challenge of leaving their own reality and environment.
The schools in general pay attention to the experience the foreign teachers may have which is good, however the other side is that some schools that look for teachers with the minimal requirements may get people who care less about teaching or even to know another country and appreciate the culture where they go. The Asian ESL industry is very large and in China there is a variety of schools good and bad and the good schools care about teaching and education. They are honest to follow throug on their contracts and care about their teachers avoiding this way any sudden disapperance of their teachers.
The fact of being in an exotic and cultural different country like China is wonderful. I’ve seen sights that take my breath away and get to know very friendly people that makes my stay in China worthy, just a great experience. I think being in China has helped me grow as a person and learn to accept people different from me and be accepted the same way. Not everything is perfect but I deal with that every day and get the best I can from the people, myself and the new experience I’m leaving every moment in this fantastic and host country, China.
我在中国的教学经历
来到中国，我决定在中国教授英语，了解中国文化，而且我不后悔有这个决定。我已经在中国呆了三年了，我为我曾经作为一名英语教师积累的经验而感到高兴，我认为这些经验是其他东西不能替代的。我知道不是每个人都这样认为的但是对于我，我是这么认为的。不是每个人都喜欢用同样的方式冒险，可能也有一些好的老师会去，但是他们也同样害怕自己的现实情况和环境带来的挑战。
事实上，学习异国文化是一件很美好的事情，就像是在中国我看到的一样，了解这些友好的中国人对于我是一件美好的体会，中国值得我停留。在这里，我学会了去接受不同文化背景的人，如同他们友好的接受我一样。虽然有时候不是所有的事情都能尽善尽美，但是每天我都会尽自己所能去处理这些事情，积累经验，接受别人，这美好的东道国给我我留下了深刻的印象。
