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July 18, 2007 at 10:04 am
Valerie Sartor
Dear PCVs,
I am an ex-PCV who lives in China, if anyone is interested in staying and teaching at a university in Inner Mongolia please contact me.
February 19, 2008 at 12:18 am
Anonymous
Great site!
September 29, 2008 at 4:29 am
Gerry
I’m 63 and considering, at retirement (66) excellent health, going to China (been there once before) to teach English. I’ve been in business all my adult life, successfully. Your thoughts would be welcomed.
thx,
September 29, 2008 at 5:28 am
Chinkerfly
Hi Gerry,
Good luck! I’m sure you would be welcome, what kind of students do you want to teach, do you want to be in a city with a lot of Western conveniences available to you, or out in the country where it’s less polluted and crowded and maybe the people are nicer? Do you care about how much money you would be making?
October 3, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Sam Sweeney
I am applying for the Peace Corps now and I would love to go to China. However, I am nervous about the language. Spanish was enough in high school and college!
Can anyone share their experience with learning the language? or succeses they have had?
Thanks,
Sam
October 15, 2008 at 1:51 am
merrykarilou
Hey Sam, we have a section on here about learning Chinese, which is one place you can check for success stories.
I’ll be honest, learning Chinese (or any other language you may have to learn as a PCV) is going to depend a lot on your own efforts and initiative. Some volunteers become nearly fluent in their 2 years here. others can barely order food in a restaurant after 2 years. you’ll receive an intense crash course during your first 2 months in training, and then you receive a tutoring stipend every month. hope this helps. if you DO get placed in China, then there are things that you can do before you even get here to help prepare yourself. Check out the “learn Chinese” section for more guidance.
December 6, 2008 at 4:29 am
Mark Flanigan
I have a very simple question. I am very much interested in serving in the Peace Corps. I am a current US government civil servant who has taught EFL/ESL in Mexico, the US and Japan. Therefore, I would really love to serve teaching English in China. I realize that we can’t “request” to go to a specific country or do a targeted job…but how much of an interest would you recommend that we demonstrate to our recruiter?
I learned Japanese, have lived and traveled throughout Asia (2000-2004 on the JET Programme) and am definitely interested in learning much more about Chinese language and culture.
Cheers and thanks! Please feel free to email me directly at genkimark(at)hotmail.com
Mark Flanigan
December 6, 2008 at 5:33 am
Anonymous
Hi Mark! You can put a regional preference, and know that they usually send invitations out for China in January so you would want to get your initial application in either at the end of summer or in fall. Different interviewers and recruiters will tell you different things. Some really frown upon people for leaning heavily towards one place, but others are supportive and try to work with you. I know one volunteer actually turned down an invitation to go elsewhere and then was given a second invitation to China. That’s pretty rare, but you never know.
And at the end of the day if you’re really set on teaching in China and only China there’s no shortage of paid teaching jobs. Us volunteers worked right along beside them at our schools.
December 6, 2008 at 5:33 am
Chinkerfly
Oops, sorry that was me.
December 18, 2008 at 11:37 am
Mark Flanigan
Excellent! Thank for your prompt and very helpful response.
March 10, 2009 at 1:06 am
Micaela Olmos
Valerie Sartor and Everyone,
I am looking forward to teaching English in China soon – would appreciate input about WHERE in China.
I have experience teaching EFL, enjoy it and feel certain I can help others. But what I want is to be in China near a Buddhist/Taoist
master, and where I can study Traditional Chinese Medicine, specifically herbs and acupuncture.
Any suggestions? Are these found everywhere or more so in certain areas?
Thank you.