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- Good morning everyone, my name is Camille
and today I will be showing you
a little bit more about Shenzhen, China.
I'm just now leaving my apartment to go to work.
I work at a training center
so usually my hours are in the afternoon,
but right now it's summer camp
so I have a normal 9 to 5 schedule.
The building that I work in is like a big mall
that has all the classes that kids need here
so there's English classes, engineering, math,
dance classes, golf glasses, pretty much everything
is in this one building.
I'm about to go teach class, but if you have any question
please message them to me and I'm gonna try
to answer them all around my lunch break today.
I got a question about if you need a degree
to teach at my school.
I do have a degree but it is not necessary
for most training centers to have one
as long as you have a TEFL and a little bit of experience,
you will be totally fine to get a job
at a training center here.
If you're wanting to work at an international school though
you will need a degree and probably
a little bit more experience.
So China is great option for both degree holders
and non degree holders.
There's definitely choices out there for everyone.
I've been asked a lot which course I took
and why I chose to take it through ITA.
I took the online course because I was busy doing the school
and working so I didn't have time
to go do the in-person course.
As for why I chose ITA, I think you really get
what you pay for when it comes to a TEFL program.
I felt more than confident walking in
to my first day teaching after the online course,
and when you're searching for a job
it really helps to have your TEFL
through a reputable company.
You also can't get the same job guidance or the support
of the alumni network from any other company
and both of these made me feel a lot more comfortable
before making my move to China.
I chose China because I knew it would give me
the best opportunity to save money and start paying off
my students loans, and I wanted to go somewhere
that would push me outside of my comfort zone a little.
It's pretty easy to find apartments here,
there's a ton of agents who work with foreigners
and they know what kind of a house you're looking for.
I also moved here with my boyfriend, so I do have a roommate
and we split rent which makes things a little easier.
I'm also asked a lot how much I'm able to save here
so I'll post a little break down
of my salary and my expenses
and show you how easy it is to save money in China.
Just got back from work and we're gonna go
meet some friends for dinner.
This is Tyler, say hi.
- Hello.
Hey I'm Tyler, I do private tutoring here.
I also coach American football.
So if anybody has any questions
outside of just normal teaching, ask me.
(Camille chuckles)
- I got a question about if I get sick
of eating Chinese food, and I definitely don't.
There's a ton of Western options here.
Tonight we're going to an Italian restaurant
so I can show you something a little different.
This is Whitley, she's one of the first people I met
even before moving to China.
I met her on the China Facebook page through ITA
and now she's one of my best friends here.
Say hi!
- Hi!
- [Camille] What's your favorite thing
about living in Shenzhen?
- Okay, well I have a lot of favorite things about Shenzhen.
One is that it's close to the beach
so we can go there any time we have time off
and that's really nice.
The weather is really warm.
Also because Shenzhen is such a new city,
there are a lot of different cultural groups
that come from different parts of China here
so there's a lot of different kinds of food
from all over China.
- I'm heading home now.
Thanks to everyone who watched my takeover today,
and thank you to everyone who asked me some great questions.
Feel free to ask me any more that you have,
and have a good night.
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