Hello from Shijiazhuang,China

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talita

#22163 Wed, 11 Feb 04 04:21 PM

Hello friends,
Is there anybody out here?
I've already been here for few days and haven't met even one foreigner.
I'm supposed to start teaching here in few days. Hopefully.
Do you have any suggestions how can I meet other english teachers who work here?
Thanks and all the best-
Talita.

talita

Joined on Wed, Feb 11 2004

hebei province, china

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semie

#22271 Thu, 12 Feb 04 04:17 PM

Hi Talita, nice to meet you.
where are you from? Are you teaching English in Shijiazhuang? You teach in college or in language learning center?
I think you will have more chance to meet foreign teachers in college.
Best wishes for your work.

semie

Joined on Sun, Jan 4 2004

Full Member (138)

Teaching English

talita

#22332 Fri, 13 Feb 04 06:50 AM

Hi Semie,
Nice to meet you too. I'm from Israel.And suppose to strart teaching in Shijizhuang in few days, not really sure about the exact age. It's a bit hard here because almost nobody speaks english,and I don't know chinese, so I don't understand what is going on...
Where r u from?
Are you a teacher?
All the best- Talita.

talita

semie

#22349 Fri, 13 Feb 04 11:05 AM

hey Talita,
I guess you'll be surprized to know this. I live very close to you. I'm a Chinese and I live in Beijing.
I'm not a teacher. But teaching is one of my favorite professions.
Why are you going to Shijiazhuang, not any other city in China?

semie

talita

#22483 Sun, 15 Feb 04 12:17 PM

Hi Semie,
what is your profession?
I got here because i was invited by a teaching agency.
and now i'm waiting for them to find a school for me.
it is very lonely here.
i wish i could speak chinese.
all the best-
tali.

talita

nestman

#22497 Sun, 15 Feb 04 04:41 PM

Hi Talita,

I understand your feeling very well.

I am working in Dongguang (southern China). Although I can speak both Cantonese & Mandarin, sometimes I feel lonely as I have little friends here.

Sorry that I cannot help you because I have never been to Shijiazhuang before. But don't give up, Once you have found a job, you will enjoy your life very much there because Chinese respect their teachers very much. I believe you will make many Chinese friends and perhaps your students will be your Chinese teacher finally!

If you will be in Dongguang, please let me know and may be we can have a drink & chat!

Cheers.

nestman

Joined on Tue, Feb 10 2004

Hong Kong

New Member (08)

semie

#22554 Mon, 16 Feb 04 09:50 AM

Talita, I'm an engineer of an IT service company. But I really wish I could be a teacher someday.
I think maybe your loneliness is caused by homesick, am I right? You'll get over it soon. Once you adapt to the life in China, you'll make some friends. Chinese people are always willing to make friends with foreigners. Good luck and be happy. Smile [:)]

semie

talita

#22588 Mon, 16 Feb 04 02:04 PM

hello virtual friends,
thanks for your kind messages.
yes, i miss home very much, but i'm not giving up, and i don't want to go home.
i've met some really nice chinese english teachers and also some nice foreigners,so it's a little better now.
tomorrow i'm supposed to teach in a college all day long, i guess it's kind of a test, so- wish me luck!
semie-
why do u want to b a teacher?

all the best-
talita.

talita

semie

#22593 Mon, 16 Feb 04 03:55 PM

Talita, I have a few teacher friends. Their experiences interest me. And I love the feeling of being admired by the students.
Good luck for your teaching test tomorrow.

semie

semie

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