Comments on: Bits and Pieces http://american-family.org/2006/11/25/bits-and-pieces/ Tue, 22 May 2012 16:25:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rebecca http://american-family.org/2006/11/25/bits-and-pieces/comment-page-1/#comment-6741 Rebecca Wed, 06 Dec 2006 06:12:22 +0000 http://american-family.org/2006/11/25/bits-and-pieces/#comment-6741 Hi - My husband and I have been living in China for a year and a half as expats - first in Shanghai and now in Beijing. We would be happy to share our experiences if you are seriously considering this. I DO NOT recommend the english teacher route. It is heavily populated with very odd people, and it is peppered with some really scary experiences. Also, do get a job before you come as it is really hard for expats to find one (non-english teaching ones) once they are here. My husband has a blog that you might find interesting (www.beuk.tv) and we'd be happy to chat over email or have dinner if you are ever in Beijing. Good luck! Hi – My husband and I have been living in China for a year and a half as expats – first in Shanghai and now in Beijing. We would be happy to share our experiences if you are seriously considering this. I DO NOT recommend the english teacher route. It is heavily populated with very odd people, and it is peppered with some really scary experiences. Also, do get a job before you come as it is really hard for expats to find one (non-english teaching ones) once they are here. My husband has a blog that you might find interesting (www.beuk.tv) and we’d be happy to chat over email or have dinner if you are ever in Beijing. Good luck!

]]> By: Liz http://american-family.org/2006/11/25/bits-and-pieces/comment-page-1/#comment-6590 Liz Tue, 28 Nov 2006 22:12:12 +0000 http://american-family.org/2006/11/25/bits-and-pieces/#comment-6590 Hey, we totally had a blast. M. was an excellent hostess and those brownies were damn tasty! Hey, we totally had a blast. M. was an excellent hostess and those brownies were damn tasty!

]]> By: Jody http://american-family.org/2006/11/25/bits-and-pieces/comment-page-1/#comment-6558 Jody Sat, 25 Nov 2006 17:15:35 +0000 http://american-family.org/2006/11/25/bits-and-pieces/#comment-6558 What a great opportunity. Calder and I were just re-visiting our pre-kids commitment to spend a semester abroad on sabbatical. We'd want to do it sooner rather than later, but the money is a problem for us, too, because we wouldn't want/be able to get someone to rent the house for such a short time. It's an exciting idea! Good luck! What a great opportunity.

Calder and I were just re-visiting our pre-kids commitment to spend a semester abroad on sabbatical. We’d want to do it sooner rather than later, but the money is a problem for us, too, because we wouldn’t want/be able to get someone to rent the house for such a short time.

It’s an exciting idea! Good luck!

]]> By: afrindiemum http://american-family.org/2006/11/25/bits-and-pieces/comment-page-1/#comment-6557 afrindiemum Sat, 25 Nov 2006 16:48:06 +0000 http://american-family.org/2006/11/25/bits-and-pieces/#comment-6557 i want to live abroad at some point, too. i keep hoping we can do it through some sort of job transfer thing so we don't have to live without anything while living abroad. i hope it happens for you! i want to live abroad at some point, too. i keep hoping we can do it through some sort of job transfer thing so we don’t have to live without anything while living abroad. i hope it happens for you!

]]> By: Meg http://american-family.org/2006/11/25/bits-and-pieces/comment-page-1/#comment-6554 Meg Sat, 25 Nov 2006 14:18:30 +0000 http://american-family.org/2006/11/25/bits-and-pieces/#comment-6554 What an amazing opportunity! We lived in Europe for 4 years and would head back overseas in a heartbeat......we still keep hope alive that my husband will get an assignment- we'd live Japan but feel the same way as you......new baby needs to be home a year first.......we'll see.....just promise, no matter where you go you'll keep blogging.....love the way you make me think. What an amazing opportunity! We lived in Europe for 4 years and would head back overseas in a heartbeat……we still keep hope alive that my husband will get an assignment- we’d live Japan but feel the same way as you……new baby needs to be home a year first…….we’ll see…..just promise, no matter where you go you’ll keep blogging…..love the way you make me think.

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