I have been trying to catch a few minutes of CCTV’s earthquake coverage every evening as I eat dinner. While I am still impressed with the new level of information flowing from these broadcasts, I cannot help but feel that I am watching one big advertisement for the CCP. There are plenty of sad stories [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Asia’
Positive All the Time: China’s CCTV
Posted by Robert Vance on May 28th, 2008
Posted in The Vance Report 
Tags: Asia, CCP, CCTV, China, China Television, Chinese Earthquake, earthquake, sichuan province 
No Comments »Cheating in China — It’s an Epidemic
Posted by Robert Vance on March 22nd, 2008
One of my students unsuccessfully tried to explain to me today why cheating is and should be acceptable in China. She told me that cheating is often the only way to succeed academically in this overpopulated country. She admitted to me that she has tried to cheat multiple times but has always failed because of increased security. [...]
So Many Beggars in China
Posted by Robert Vance on March 21st, 2008
By the time I reached my apartment tonight, I was feeling a little depressed. It’s not like I haven’t seen beggars before. China is full of them. But after the third beggar held out their hand to me tonight, I began thinking about why they are out there in a country that holds so much [...]
Posted in The Vance Report Tags: Asia, Beg, beggars, China, dirty, Pauper, Poor, Vagabond 7 Comments »Early Morning in China
Posted by Robert Vance on March 18th, 2008
I’m sitting here early Wednesday morning in China in my small living room listening to the nighttime sounds of my apartment “neighborhood.” All is not peaceful. Cars go flying by every few minutes. People are arguing nearby. Or maybe they are just having an animated talk. It’s hard to tell. I just heard a door slam [...]
Posted in The Vance Report Tags: Asia, Live Overseas, Night in China, Study abroad, teach-English, work-abroad No Comments »Traveling Alone is a Great Experience
Posted by Robert Vance on March 14th, 2008
Even though I was in a daze, I will never forget my first night in China. I remember the deep excitement that welled up inside me as my airplane’s wheels met the runway at Beijing International Airport. I snapped my first picture in Asia with my ultra mini Sony camera as the plane taxied into [...]
Can Non-Native English Speakers Teach in China?
Posted by Robert Vance on March 9th, 2008
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Please see an update to this article entitled Non-Native Speakers of English Teaching in China Revisited
Non-native speakers of English who want to teach in China will find that their options are limited. A sad but true fact in China is that [...]
Posted in Finding a Job in China Tags: Asia, China, ESL, non-native English, teachers, TEFL, work-abroad 83 Comments »Petty Theft is not a Pretty Thing
Posted by Robert Vance on March 7th, 2008
It was a snowy, foggy day in Central China as I traveled on a minibus back to my hometown from the capital of the province. I had just dozed off when the bus slowed to a halt and a passenger disembarked. There would have been nothing unusual about his exit if it weren’t for the [...]
Don’t be a Foreign Ghost!
Posted by Robert Vance on March 4th, 2008
“Wai guo gui zi! Wai guo gui zi!” (Foreign ghost! Foreign ghost!) I heard this term again recently while I was visiting a small town in the countryside of China. The nickname didn’t bother me. My English name is certainly not an easy one to pronounce so I wasn’t surprised that people found other ways [...]
Posted in Living in China Tags: Asia, behavior, foreign, foreigners, ghost, Living in China, teaching abroad in China, temples 20 Comments »Finding an Apartment in China…
Posted by Robert Vance on March 3rd, 2008
I’m a little spoiled. I found that out today when I was looking for apartments. Everywhere else I’ve ever taught, there was acommodation waiting for me when I arrived to start the job. This time, I took a job with a higher salary but with the task of finding and renting an apartment set squarely [...]
Posted in Living in China Tags: abroad, apartments, Asia, China, flats, housing in China, rent, teach 1 Comment »Teach English in China
Posted by Robert Vance on March 1st, 2008
So, you want to teach English in China? This is the right place for you? There is lots of information on this site, but if I were you, I would start with “The Basics.” This page provides helpful information for those people who are just getting started. Browse our forum and see what others are [...]
Posted in Welcome Tags: Asia, China, ESL jobs, help with teaching, Study abroad, teach-English No Comments »
