Are you open minded and patient?

Are you open to meeting people from different backgrounds?

It almost goes without saying that you are going to be surrounded by people from very different backgrounds and cultures when you come to teach in China. To a large degree, this is true of any foreign country you may visit in your lifetime.

Most people who consider teaching in China look forward to meeting people from different backgrounds. We believe you share this sentiment. In fact, that’s probably a big part of why you’re considering teaching in China. Still, you need to really take a look inside yourself and make certain before you take the big step of boarding a plane to spend a semester, a year, or longer overseas that you really do enjoy meeting people from different backgrounds. Do you enjoy meeting people from the different cultures within your own country? If you do, chances are that you will also enjoy meeting people of different backgrounds in China.

Do you like working with children?

There are a lot more opportunities working in primary school in China given the growing demand for kids in China to have a sloid foundation of the English language as early as possible. If you have no patience with children, you may want to look into finding a job that allows you to work with high school seniors or adults. No matter what you choose, you won’t enjoy teaching in China if you don’t have some degree of patience.