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We are deep diving into China and US topics, and comparing opposing ideas because two things can be true at the same time.
Duality is a thing.
Email: TheJesstination@gmail.com
Duality is a thing.
Email: TheJesstination@gmail.com
This is AMAZING vs. This SUCKS: The Duality of Living Abroad
"I'm leaving and I'm never coming back!" Aht Aht... you sure about that?
In this video, we're diving into two opposing tales about leaving home and living abroad. I'm opening up about what went wrong with my moves to Colombia and China because I came across two Instagram Reels that compelled me to make this video! They both jumped off the screen at me for two different reasons. Watch and find out what they were!
We love a "Keep it 💯" girlie, and this video is full of raw, honest feelings about experiences as women who dared to leave the United States of America (and Australia) to try life abroad. Which end of the spectrum are you on? Let me know in the comments!
You can find me on Instagram: thejesstination
Credits: travelingdia
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In this video, we're diving into two opposing tales about leaving home and living abroad. I'm opening up about what went wrong with my moves to Colombia and China because I came across two Instagram Reels that compelled me to make this video! They both jumped off the screen at me for two different reasons. Watch and find out what they were!
We love a "Keep it 💯" girlie, and this video is full of raw, honest feelings about experiences as women who dared to leave the United States of America (and Australia) to try life abroad. Which end of the spectrum are you on? Let me know in the comments!
You can find me on Instagram: thejesstination
Credits: travelingdia
@SarahSetOutSolo-Travel sarahsetoutsolo
Katt Williams dropping gems: ua-cam.com/video/8oRRZiRQxTs/v-deo.htmlsi=Re8u0Jn-4pyZ_H-b
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👩🏽🏫 Get TEFL certified with LIFETIME job search assistance! Use THIS link to get in touch with my advisor at ITA:
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The Pros and Cons of Living in Chongqing, China
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Don't Fall Victim To This! | Getting Scammed by a Media Company
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Hi I am from Australia. I also live in Bishan. I love Chongqing….welcome! I have never seen any forms of violence drug use or supply. I have seen one and only one homeless man. I find the locals very friendly and I am constantly asked to take a picture with them. My wife is a Chongqing local.
Love your fashion Montage.
You're a goddess!
You were quite lucky no one reported you for flying a drone at night, this is not allowed in Thailand 🇹🇭 however terrific you got it back 😅
I definitely agree the quality of life in the USA is terrible. We pay so much for healthcare, education etc it’s no worth it 😢
Hello @duality is a Thing. Could I ask for your help? Am planning to travel to Chongqing with the elderly. We do speak some mandarin. If we want to take a car (driver) to drive us around, which are good car hires that includes driver companies to use?
do you not need a visa for china?
Oh, you look very sexy with the last one
Just to make it clear, Chonqching is not the biggest city on earth. It’s actually Tokyo
I teach in Taiwan, and does Mainland China give foreigners a permanent residence card (APRC) after 5 years like Taiwan does?
Do you need to speak Chinese fluently to live there?
No, I'm not fluent even after 5 years. It will make life much easier if you are though.
@@DualityIsAThing Thank you very much.
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Hi. First of all thank you for your videos and love for your channel. Very useful and clear. I'm from Colombia and I'm moving to Chonqing on September 4th. I'm from Colombia btw. It's not my first time living abroad but it's my first time ever outside living Latin America, so I'm kind of nevrous but also very excited about the experience. I will be studying a Master's degree at the Southwest University and I have to get to Beibei District once I arrive. Is it too far from the airport? How much a taxi could cost? Appreciate your help!!! Big thumbs and hearts to your content.
Congratulations! Beibei is far north of the city so it is a little far from the airport. I'm not sure how much a taxi is since I've only taken the subway to Beibei.
This is where China is a lot like the US. We make monsters in America and then act surprised when bad things happen. It's strange to say but the cheapness of life and "honor codes" in a lot of Asian countries lead to TERRIBLE things. Imagine you could just marry who you wanted? There are millions of girl infanticides in China and India every year for cultural reasons...
Whew! You said a lot!
I was Amazed when I traveled to Chongqing. It’s huge! Didn’t like the food though.
Understandable! People either love or hate the food, no in between lol
Im surprised that they're giving blacks any teaching jobs in China, boy how times have changed, they're scraping the bottom of the barrel
English teachers at after school are being pushed out by the govt. But the Chinese govt can't ban international and bilingual school. The Chinse govt cant easily shut down any after school english "school." And the govt has shut down many, due to the "double reduction policy." ANd has ban for profit english "schools." So those with a BEd, have ALOT more choices and opporunities and better packages. Regarding visa, it is easy to get a visa at international schools than an after school training center. Again, it has to do with your degree. Once the visa staff see you have a teaching license and a teaching contract with an international school, they arent likely to flag you. Whereas for training school, it can be denied easily!
Training school and International school is not neck to neck in terms of packages. If that was the case, then many license teacher will look as training school, as it is easy, min. work and min prep and less politics. EF is a shitty english academy, they only care about their bottle line and l beleive their avg salary for foreign teacher was 10-14k Max, no housing! It is true, english instructions working at these school, do not have alot of time off. They are the most busy during winter and summer intensive and ARE not allow to take time off during the busy seasons. The manager knows this is the profit season. I believe the total number of days off per yr is 1 month, 12 days holidays + 10 days of your own, so it is about 22 days = 1 month. So, they work 11/12 month of the yr. International teachers work 8/12, but paid 12 month. Most after school workers that finish a yr, may or may not get bonus. But for international school, it is a guarantee they will get a bonus after 2 yrs.
You'd be surprised at what training school packages used to look like. EF is the bottom of the barrel; it does not indicate the set up at all schools with that model. Also, you get what you negotiate, two teachers in the same school with the same experience could have dramatically different salaries because one negotiated better than the other. Things are different now, but I had an amazing package, (28K in a non-tier 1 city, ¥1900 rent, yearly completion bonuses, KPI bonuses ) most days I only worked 4-6 hours, and I vacationed nearly every month. It's all about preferences and negotiations! There is no one-size-fits-all all in China.
@@DualityIsAThing That is true. At one training Center at SH, china, l got 45k per month after tax, including class B health insurance. At another, l got 30k/month with a Class C health insurance (i left after 10 month). It depends on the boss. Now l work at an international school, because l want the free kid's tution which cost 150k a year, with 40k /month after tax and 4 month paid holidays, paid in full. That is why for family with children, international school is the way to go, mainly because your children can get tuition free education at the school you;re working at, and annual flight allowance (8-15k, depending on the school) For TC, l worked 10-11 month of the yr as TC only gives you 10 days annual leave, 5 paid sick days (International is 10 paid), and about 11 days paid national holiday = a month off, some have flight and some do not. If there is flight allowance, it is less than 8k. So overall, l think international school is better, as there are more benefits. During summer and holiday, teachers can pick up side gigs, extra income, so with side gigs, a teacher from international school can easily earn 600k (after tax) or more in a given school yr.
It is after school academy! Not alot of time off, compare to International school, which I have calculated, nearly 4 fully paid off. English academy doesn't pay alot. Some provides housing and some does not! I think the salary is about 20-30k before taxes. International school has generous benefits/package, couple with high salary, BUT require a BEd with yrs of experiences. If you have a family, usually insurance and increase in housing allowance are given. Best of all, tution is free. Furthermore, international school provides free breakfast and lunch for teachers. And some will even pay your entire family every yr to fly back home or just give you a travel allowance ranging from 7-15,000 rmb depending on the school. English Acadmies teachers are often not real teachers, as they are NOT certified and these bosses know that. As a result, there are alot of benefits given, as these boss know, they can easily find someone else. WIth a BEd in CHina, and your a foreigner and can speak Chinese, you strike GOLD. You are valuable, even to after school acadmies. THose with a BEd, should not work as an English teacher after school, as it is a waste of their time and most of all, their talent. The package are bad. International school invest heavily in teachers, as it is their profession. And the school knows this because it is NOT easy to sure a BEd/license teacher, as there are many international schools in China. So, these schools are competing for BEd teachers with better packages. THere are so many opportunites and good high paying salaries. One can work at ANY school; local, bilingual and international schools. And best of all, some of these parents will ask for extra classes from you, which you can charge high rate, because these parents know their child has fallen behind, and require extra tutoring services from you. You can charge 1-1.5k rmb per hour and some of these parents WILL pay up in class, easily.
Did you create the video on why you left? In the documentary it was said to need its own video.
I changed my mind, it doesn't need a video lol. I made a huge mistake, end of story.
Wowww! I’m a black male that lived in China for 3 years. It’s absolutely crazy. This is how I felt coming back home during a pandemic, and why now, after being back for 4 years have decided to move back to China. The sense of community is wonderful here but the added headache of finding a well paying job just to live to work is insanity. Thank you for making this video, I wish you well!
I love that this video is finding people who relate! Thank you!
You funny😂
Any Yank moving to China is automatically suspected to be a national security threat and is constantly under heavy surveillance. They do it under the radar (electronically) and you'll never notice. Thankfully, there wont be any problems if you don't cause none, know what I'm saying?
LOL... If people don't notice they are under surveillance I have concerns about their sense of awareness. Americans are just as surveilled in the US as they are in China. More actually.
Is there a autumn season in that place?
Yes, they have all 4 seasons there.
You should call the local police for being smacked on your butt. Sexual vioaltion is serious crime in china. Once you have the number of filing your application for investigation. The process is irreversible, one can't stop it until the sexual assailiant got caught. And it's easy peasy for cops to achieve their KPI.
A Black American woman vs. a Chinese man. Even if the camera footage showed exactly what happened, I'd still lose, and nothing would happen to him.
The Seattle of China
😂😂😂
Did you sleep well at nights while all tall buildings flashing at nights??
There were no tall buildings flashing lights at night near my apartment, and the lights go off around 10pm on the buildings that do have beautiful displays.
can you tell me how the Westerners lesrn English in Europe? Do the Europeans teach English in English or teach it in their European languages? Can you tell me regarding it?
I’m American, I can’t tell you anything about Europe.
Hi which months you went? Beautiful video. Thanks for sharing ❤
This was August, thanks for watching!
Informative and true
Thanks for watching!
what a wild story, glad you got your drone back.
So many lessons learned!
7:24 That is 4 times earth's population
You must have heard billion instead of million. ☺️
I am a white American. Last year got a retiree visa to a small, upper middle income, island nation where I am a minority. It's not perfect but is much safer, much cheaper, and much freer. And NOT weird. There is not as many super rich people, but not as many super poor people either. My wife and I enjoy the peace of mind. We stay part of the year.
That's awesome! I love that you both are enjoying it and recognize the peace that you have there... what country is it?
Say what you like, Americans treat Chinese 100x worse than Chinese treat Americans. Another thing, ABCs are different from Chinese in Asia, not all but most are brainwashed Western mentality. I view them as a disgrace to their ancestors 😅.
South Africa have a high unemployment rate more especial for graduates so people see teaching English in foreign Countries as the best option though we are in 2024
The staring in this part of the world is nothing like I have ever seen before in my life.
Everyone thinks we're exaggerating until they experience it for themselves!
A fun part of traveling is not knowing what awaits you. Go with the flow and see what happens. Great video and a great journey you are on. Thanks you for sharing.
Yessssssssssssss!
Thnx Jessica, your videos are very insightful for my preparations to go there. Gonna go there alone for holiday, 2 weeks. You know if there are any House/Techno Clubs there?
Glad you enjoyed them! Most of the clubs play techno/EDM.
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We just came back from Chongqing, such a vibrant city, love it❤
Thanks so much for the video! What ticket did you buy in order to have access for several days and on what platform did you buy it? WeChat? Appreciate the answer!!
The regular entry ticket is good for 4 days and I just bought it at the entrance gate. You can use any payment option.
Who is konw to “热得扣卡”?
Hello Jessica! Loved your video. I'm planning on visitting Chongqing next year and who knows, probably staying there. I just started studying chinese but of course I have a very long way ahead till I can feel like I'm anywhere near fluent in it. I wanted to ask you - how much of a requirement would you say it is to have some certain level of chinese in order to stay there with a working visa for at least a year? I know some other more international destinations in China like Beijing or Shanghai would make it easier without being able to speak chinese but Chongqing and Chengdu areas have been my dreamed destination for so long now. And if I'm allowed a little last question, how hard would you say it is to find a job as a foreigner in Chongqing? 谢谢姐姐 Keep up the great content!!
That's an amazing place, thanks for the great video. TB has been a major public health problem in China, and Chinese communities. The whole stop spitting campaign targeted that, and dropped the death rates from TB significantly.
Wow that’s an interesting fact. I guess with vaccines for it now it’s not as much of a concern.
I love that you provided visual examples of everything you were explaining to us. This is great work. Thanks for sharing!
Glad it was helpful!
This was very informative. Thanks for posting!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm thinking about visiting Chongqing to visit some friends and to learn the language some more, and I'm so glad I stumbled across your account! I've been slowly watching through all your videos and loving them so much :) you give such a lovely vibe and the idea of traveling there feels so much less daunting with these videos! I'm an anxious traveller and I like to know my routes and how to get places as much as I can before traveling, and Chongqing seems like a nightmare for my fastidious dedication to knowing my surroundings with it's landscape, but your videos make it seem so much fun and interesting, so I can't wait to visit! Thank you so much!
I really hope you visit Chongqing! It can be overwhelming at first but keep in mind it’s safe and everyone wants you to enjoy it. 😂
*36:07** HAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA*
totally agree its all a myth travel and if the mind is open the myth will appear !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Funny, when going to Mainland ...l still trip when they say "over there"