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[alys]

I am going to Nepal next month and I am planning on going to China from there at the end of August. I would like to get a job as a teacher in China. Please could somebody give me some advice? Do you think I should try and secure a job before I leave for Nepal, or could I organise it all from Nepal via e-mail? Or should I just go to China and find a job while I�m there and if I do this then would I have to leave China again to get the visa? Also while I have been looking for jobs I have been asked to send a copy of my passport but somebody told me that it is illegal to make copies of passports, is this true? If it isn�t then is it safe to send copies of your passport?

Thanks for all your help

[Steppenwolf]

WEverything you have "heard" is correct - the true, the false and the in-between, so hurry up, girl, and make up your own mind as to how to go about finding a job in China.

You will need some cash to live in China before you start working there... Have you thought of that?

[tw]

[englishgibson]

i don't think you should secure a job in china so much ahead of time...i'd say it poses a slight risk, but there're many jobs available around...of course depending on where you are planning to go matters a little bit too

if i were you, i'd learn a bit about those cultural differences and i'd read on chinese culture a bit prior to your arrival...i wish i did that before i came in china (2001)..some and i myself did quite a bit suffer of the culture shock and i was amazed for a while anyway about the role i was expected to play in the chinese classrooms ...but that also depends on the kind of a job (and school) that you'll get too

good luck to ya
and
cheers and beers to all hard working FTs in china

[abusalam4]