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Adjusting to China 2016
- 1. Lessons for theLawai
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- 5. Visions of SugarPlums
- 7. How to juggle your visions of sugar plums andyour China reality
- 8. Be clear andhonest about your goals • Specific • Measurable • Achievable • Realistic • Timely
- 9. Your goal =your success story. • Keep it clearly in your sites • Make it your measuring stick. • it will help you “rise above” the day-to-day struggles. • you can’t control China, but you can set your own goals
- 10. Ultimately, this is where yourgoal will take you
- 11. In your Classroom • Chinese/Westernstyle • ESL • Chinese staff • Head Teacher • Head Student • U-Turns and surprises • Fasten your seatbelts
- 12. $200 for teachingsupplies stickers folders duo-tangs Canadian/Western swag - pins, flags, stickers, pencils a “real” teachers’ planner anything you’ve used or relied on 7:50 - 5:00 with expectations school bus to town!
- 13. Me, in theclassroom Journal writing quiet, working classroom I’m the one setting the agenda a breather before you begin a great pre-speaking strategy assessment
- 14. You, in theclassroom sharing Word Wall/posters Chinese fresh air (aka no heat), long underwear and lined shoes/boots hot water observe the Chinese teachers and strategies use what is useful
- 15. Food• bring whatyou can’t live without • reading labels • Carrefour and Ole • mixes • spices • KD • and when all else fails, Immodium
- 16. Food at School monthlyallowance 3 meals/day fruit and veg chicken feet and heads soup: magic potion to survive January and February apartment “kitchens” are hot-plates
- 17. Restaurants, Street foodand the Grocery Store
- 23. Know thy contract •what’s “normal”? • “other duties as required • “health insurance” • vacation dates • payment and transfer of funds
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- 25. Do some readingand research! Many great websites Simple etiquette business cards “clinking” glasses and toasts how to be a good guest Learn some basic Chinese counting “thank you” “hello”
- 26. Finally and inno particular order •Copy your PASSPORT, CREDIT CARD NUMBERS, CHINESE VISA •ALL Medications, vitamins for the entire year – especially vitamin D since there is little sunshine. Over the counter meds such as Tylenol, allergy meds, ibuprophen, Gelusil, Tums, Cold and Flu meds, etc •Download SKYPE, and a VPN BEFORE leaving home. •BRING ORIGINALS OF ALL DOCUMENTS YOU SENT TO AEI. •Difficult to find in China: deodorant, tampons, razor blades (men and women) soap in bars . •A year’s supply of underwear. Chinese sizes are very tiny compared to our sizes. •in China 4X is equivalent to a Western Size 12. A list stolen from the principal in Beijing … just sayin’)
- 27. … and evenmore •shoes •thumb drive •warm coat/jacket •Small flashlight – power does go off now and then •Make-up/creams/toiletries/shampoo •There are {no ovens} and no clothes dryers in China – anywhere •Bug Spray (mosquitoes) and AfterBite, Tiger Balm, Benadryl Cream •Sun screen – when you travel, sun screen can be difficult to find
- 28. Taking Care ofyourself in China, or It’s All Well and Good Until Someone Loses an Eye
- 29. We need tobe mentally and physically strong to manage well in China. • walking, lugging, bravery in the intersections • our contract says “health plan” but what we get is accident insurance. They are not the same thing • hospitals in China are vastly different than in Canada. “How so?” you ask?
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