During our final year in South Korea (Gwangju), we looked at what options we have. Neither Neil nor I wanted to continue working in a hagwon (training center) with their long hours and endless prep work. We made a list of what we wanted.
- Normal working hours (less working hours)
- More time to do our own thing
- No late night office hours
- City living - convenient transportation
- Low cost of living
- Good standard of living (clean, convenient, easy access to English if needed)
- Tolerable climate
- Ability ot spend more time together
- A place where communication wouldn't be too hard
- Opportunity to do things other than work
- Large enough foreign expat community
- Good access to foreign food/groceries
We originally wanted to go to Guangzhou, because I've been there before but in the end we chose Shenzhen. Mainly because our recruiter really promoted it and there seems to be more opportunity there. We have never been there and didn't know what to expect. Finding information about China is not easy. They don't exactly have a great reputation in the West. But in the end, it was better than doing the same thing we've been doing. We needed a change.
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