Raintee97

Very good actually. Well good for China. As of right now the air quality is at 107. That pic that was all the rage the other day is the worst i've seen it in 3.5 years. The funny thing is that Beijing is just as bad right now.

Check for yourself: http://www.stateair.net/web/post/1/4.html

There is a big expat community. You go out to bars, watch movies or that sort of thing. Shanghai is one of the most cosmopolitan cities there are. I don't miss home so much more like things from home. Like an Italian Beef from Portilios. If anyone is from Chicago they know what I'm talking bout.

1. I speak Mandarin at level of an drunk nimwit kindergartener.
2. We try to keep things in English. The teaching language is English. The kids like to speak their native lang. whenever they can though.
3. It is set on western levels. We use Common Core just like everyone else.
4. I had an in so no it wasn't. But if you want a job with an international school you have to be proactive since lots of school hire early. Getting a visa is part of the process of being hired,but i've heard they have changed the visa rules on new people entering the county. You can't enter on a tourist visa any more, but I'm not up to date on the new rules
5. Most of our school are Japanese and Korean with some Mexican, Spanish and Americans scattered about.

Well it depends on what you want. This town is full of girlie bars and KTVs begging to take your money. A year into my stay, I met a Canadian girl who I currently live with so things are somewhat different for me. Let's just say i've seen lots of 20 something girls on the arms of 40 something guys. It happens all the time.

It is shocking how far one can get by with so little lang. The phrase, " I want one of those." can do so much.