½ûÂþÌìÌÃ

duplez Canada

duplez

Canadian expat in China
Add to contacts
Send a message
13 forum posts
Karma
Member

Introduction

I'm originally from Canada. I have lived in Asia for 20 years. Having lived and worked in a few cultures and being comfortable with colleagues from diverse backgrounds, living overseas is the norm. I've taught English, English Literature, Performing Arts, Indonesian history, various software programs and writing classes in Canada, South Korea, Thailand, and China and in Indonesia since early 1996. I've taught in public and private schools, universities and boardrooms. I enjoy my work. I enjoy teaching. I enjoy working with teachers and with students. I began teaching while taking extra credit courses in high school. I was teaching art to children. It wasn't a paid position. They asked, and I did it. My teaching stint at Centennial worked out the same way. I was finishing the first of two post-graduate diplomas and the multimedia coordinator asked me to help out with a trade show. Okay, I said. Six months later I was organizing and planning shows for the college. This same coordinator asked me to substitute a software class. I said okay. For two years I substituted classes and learned how to be a teacher. I still share by first 'standup' teaching trauma with students. Software and writing classes are usually taught standing behind or sitting with the students. Suddenly I was expected to lecture. I dragged my only jacket out of the closet. It was tweed. Hey, I am a teacher. I was not satisfied that I have grasped the methodology I needed to do this job, so I took a teaching certificate. This eventually led to becoming a teacher-trainer.

I am a male.

I am married with children. I am employed. I am a Teacher,a corporate-trainer, and teacher-trainer.

I joined expat.com on 05 June 2014.

  • I can speak English, weak Indonesian
  • Interests photography, travel, Writing
Activity log

Expat experience

Since July 2023
China
Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Sheng, China
View more

I'm currently teaching at Zhenjiang First Foreign Language School.

Our nearest airport is in Nanjing, which is a nice city to visit. It's a 20-minute trip on the High-Speed train or a 90-minute trip on the Airport shuttle bus.

Jul 2021 - Jul 2023
China
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
View more

I was teaching at Mingde Experimental Bilingual High School. It was one of the nicest experiences I've had as a teacher. My colleagues and the students made me feel welcome and appreciated.

It was a bit too far from the city proper on the rare occasion we cared to go there.

Jul 2020 - Jun 2021
Indonesia
Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
View more

I was teaching, and training teachers online.

It's getting expensive

 2020 -  2020
Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
View more

We were evacuated from Wuhan.

Home didn't feel like home.

 2017 - Feb 2020
China
Wuhan, Hubei, China
View more

We were living there for two and a half years. Like too many people, Covid changed our lives. We were evacuated to Canada. Then, we returned to Indonesia for almost a year before making our way back to China in 2021.

Cold

Since October 2007
Thailand
Chiang Mai, Thailand
View more

Training Expat teachers TEFL Training with TEFL International

All was good

Feb 2004 - Feb 2006
China
Changsha, China
View more

Managing an English Language Course. Recruiting, hiring and training teachers(both local and foreign) Marketing. recruiting students(children and adults. Preparing and delivering Corporate language courses.

The hours were long, and I often spent seven days a week at the office

Jan 2003 - Feb 2004
China
Jinzhou, Liaoning, China
View more

A good experience that I shared with my wife, daughter and granddaughter.

A bit dirty. A few closed-minded individuals who made a small part of each week less enjoyable than it could have been.

Dec 2001 - Jan 2003
Indonesia
Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
View more

I was teaching at EF English First

Mosquitoes

Jun 2001 - Dec 2001
South Korea
Ilsan, South Korea
May 2001 - Jun 2001
Thailand
Ban Phe, Thailand
View more

Teacher-training

 1996 - May 2001
Indonesia
Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
View more

Teacher-training

traffic

Jan 1996 - Nov 1996
South Korea
Busan, South Korea
View more

I taught, I edited,I took pictures,I hiked and I socialized

It was a difficult adjustment at first with very little time to de-pressurize

Canada
Canada