Hello all,
I'm 29, Irish, have lived in China for a total of 4 years (Dalian, Xi'an, Chengdu) but have been back in Ireland for the last year and a half.
Probably gonna beat a retreat back to 中国 at some stage in 2010 for several reasons, 1. Professional Development - I'm a language teacher and I see this as being where the opportunities are...
2. My wife is Chinese and is finding it difficult to land a job now that she's finished her masters. Plus she misses her mammy.
3. I 爱
the place the language the food the people the lifestyle the work the weirdness of it all...
I'm particularly interested in hitting Xinjiang for maybe 6 months (my girlfriend's home province) and then heading off elsewhere to work and/or study (perhaps Hangzhou...)
So... nice to meet you all, I've thoroughly enjoyed trawling through your past posts, been a lovely nostalgia trip for me, and I feel I know you all already.
Slainte!