My first time arriving to a new land, country, society was everything I expected until I arrived. I was shocked from the experience because I have had an amazing experience overall which proves how amazing China and MGTS truly are. From the support of the company, school, from the help of local Chinese people, from the access of travel, from the chance to help a global company succeed in different ways – they all helped my ESL teaching in China dream come true.

Hello, my name is JP Steyn and I want to tell you about my experience working, livings, and ESL teaching in China. When I arrived, I was nervous which is a normal feeling; however, once I arrived, I was greeted warmly thus I knew things will be okay even though I don’t know the language or culture standards or anything on a general basis.

Lindsey and MGTS provided so much support before I even arrived with the process of documents needed, documents that guided me to what to expect, and general communication ensuring my journey will be successful, safe, fun, and more.

Now let’s talk about the juicy details of ESL teaching in China and living here! The first thing I noticed when I arrived in Shenzhen is thereare a lot of people! Actually, around thirteen million to be honest. There is so much energy which I love! When you walk down the street there are so many things going on. From food venues, shops that sell pretty much anything you want or need, shows, and more than you can imagine. One thing I really noticed when I arrived is that the access to travel is way better! You can take the metro which all you need is a metro card or cell phone to scan, or you can take a taxi, Didi (which basically is like an Uber), or if you want to travel short distance you can have a ride on a motorbike from drivers who provide the service which can be so much fun and relaxing with breeze hitting your body.

Shenzhen’s weather is like Florida which means it gets very hot, hot, hot! It rains a lot during the summer times; however, during the winter it is the perfect weather in my perspective with a cool breeze.

I remember going to a store to find some supplies for my home for the first time and I was amazed how they had everything! I was shocked! It is amazing much access of items you have here in China but also online! You can order your food easily, you can buy Chinese or foreign products easily using different types of APPs, and you can access so much more from finding movies, travel information, and more.

Whenwe arrive in China, we use an APP called “WeChat” which is amazing! It allows me to do everything basically. From paying, travel, translation, and much more! WeChat is very convenient and that has allowed my journey as an educator, an employee and as a person a lot better. I really enjoy working here because the employees are treated well at our company MGTS and school. We are provided access with our western holidays and eastern holidays. We got professional pre-job training. The classes of the school I am working at  have around about twenty to twenty-five students, which is a lot, but the kids are amazing overall and are eager to learn from you.

What makes my teaching in China experience so amazing is that the leaders, specialists, and community is so supportive, caring, and considerate. I do not have the ability to read or speak Chinese. I remember having my first lunch at a restaurant and the people are so kind to me, plus the food was awesome! What I love about Shenzhen the most is that even though you are in a city you still have access to mountains, and the ocean due the location of it being in south China.

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I believe if anyone wants to be an educator overseas, they should highly consider ESL teaching in China, highly consider work in Shenzhen and highly consider working for and MGTS.

From the overall experience of working, living, and growing as a professional in the field of education I believe this decision I made has been a great choice and I cannot imagine where I would be if it was without this opportunity.