Share Your Story

Are You A Foreign Teacher in China?

If so, there are several thousand people a month who can benefit enormously from your experiences in China.

There are two basic ways you can contribute to this site.  The first is to write a personal story incorporating the guidelines below.

1. Background Information. Inform the readers about who you are, e.g., nationality, age, gender, education, current family status, i.e., single, coupled, married, etc. and which city or province you have taught in (if more than one) and are currently teaching in now.
2. Good, Bad, and the Ugly. Summarize what you initially had the hardest time with (in any area, e.g., work, culture, social, etc.) and what you like the most about teaching in China.
3. Personal Advice. Offer any advice you personally would have liked to have had before you accepted your first position and made the move.
4. P.S. Anything else you would like to add to the above

Your stories will help others to make an informed and intelligent decision and might spare them some of the traps and pitfalls we had to endure when we first arrived. We especially could use personal stories from couples and families, single women, and non-native speakers… especially foreign women who are dating or are married to Chinese men.

The second way you can contribute is to write a city guide for inclusion in our Foreign Teachers Guide to Living and Working in China.  For details about organizational structure see Join the MKL Team.

Send your story or city guide to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .