Comments on: A Week-In-The-Life of Dan and Jess, Teaching in Rural China https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/a-week-in-the-life-of-dan-and-jess-teaching-in-rural-china/ Traveling full-time in a financially sustainable way Wed, 19 Jun 2024 11:22:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Miah Nickerson https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/a-week-in-the-life-of-dan-and-jess-teaching-in-rural-china/#comment-757665 Mon, 09 Dec 2019 16:59:15 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/?p=6826#comment-757665 Hello!

I am wondering how you ended up in the rural education scene. I am current university student studying Chinese and foreign language education, and I’m hoping to teach in rural China after graduation. In the process of my research, I have not found many options for foreign teachers that are outside of urban centers, and I know there are some restrictions on workers in rural areas if they do not have proper documentation. I am wondering how you found you school and if there is any advice you can offer me on getting into rural ed.!

Thank you!

]]> By: Dab https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/a-week-in-the-life-of-dan-and-jess-teaching-in-rural-china/#comment-700289 Wed, 01 Aug 2018 03:41:23 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/?p=6826#comment-700289 In reply to Alex.

To be honest Alex, eating food in rural China all the time is hard. That’s part of it… we travel to get outside of our comfort zone and challenge ourselves. 99% of our meals were in rural China for 2 years and we liked them a lot, but we also got incredibly sick at times, it’s completely different than what we were raised eating, the food health standards are almost nonexistent and there are certain ‘comfort foods’ that were nice to have from time to time. Are you such a pure traveler that you never want to experience the things you miss from home? I think a freebie is okay. Please don’t spin my words to imply that I’m racist and that I don’t think people in rural China “are human”. That’s very far from what I meant.

]]> By: Alex https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/a-week-in-the-life-of-dan-and-jess-teaching-in-rural-china/#comment-700271 Tue, 31 Jul 2018 22:46:08 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/?p=6826#comment-700271 I don’t get the part of “feeling as a human being” at McDonald’s. So eating local food in rural China all the time is what?
I’d choose it over McDonald’s any time.

]]> By: Aijika https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/a-week-in-the-life-of-dan-and-jess-teaching-in-rural-china/#comment-575702 Mon, 20 Apr 2015 04:06:19 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/?p=6826#comment-575702 I wish i’ll be there. I noted to my next trip China! 😉

]]> By: Dan https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/a-week-in-the-life-of-dan-and-jess-teaching-in-rural-china/#comment-575493 Sun, 19 Apr 2015 06:19:37 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/?p=6826#comment-575493 In reply to Karen Roberts.

Haha … Hawaii would be an awesome place to start a hostel!

]]> By: Karen Roberts https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/a-week-in-the-life-of-dan-and-jess-teaching-in-rural-china/#comment-575229 Sat, 18 Apr 2015 04:29:19 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/?p=6826#comment-575229 A comment on the last paragraph…If Tom and I get a vote, we think a hostel in Canada or the US (like Hawaii) would be great! Just sayin’ 🙂

]]> By: Dan https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/a-week-in-the-life-of-dan-and-jess-teaching-in-rural-china/#comment-574151 Sun, 12 Apr 2015 04:55:28 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/?p=6826#comment-574151 In reply to Ryan Biddulph.

You get used to the mattresses 🙂 Thanks! Bali sounds incredible!

]]> By: Ryan Biddulph https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/a-week-in-the-life-of-dan-and-jess-teaching-in-rural-china/#comment-573359 Tue, 07 Apr 2015 02:11:32 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/?p=6826#comment-573359 Hi Dan, Nora and Jess,

Yikes on that hardboard mattress!

Cool recount.

Tweeting from Bali.

Ryan

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