Shantou, a small town of 3.5 million

Although I did not experience a city like Beijing or Shanghai, I still got to taste the local noise pollution and light pollution but with a positive trade off of lesser air pollution.

Once you can get over the idea that rats, mice and cockroaches are bad for restaurant business, you can really start to get used to the local eateries. You won't have to eat moving animals, the way some YouTube videos try to have you believe. You will have ano opportunity to taste cooked organs, chicken feet and perhaps make blood and animal skin a steady part of your regular diet.

All joking aside, I would not trade my current situation for anything. The entire experience has been eye opening and nothing less than extraordinary. I learned about the multiple social classes and corresponding behaviours and traditions which have broken every stereotype I have ever heard from my non Asian friends. I expected to learn nothing less and hope to continue teaching for as long as I can going forward.

TopEDU staff played an essential role in creating this experience of a lifetime for me. Their staff was extremely friendly, prompt and professional through the entire vetting and recruiting process. I owe this wonderful experience to them.