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 Moving to China, or any country for that matter, and adjusting to cultural differences can be a very daunting process if you're not well prepared for the significant changes of lifestyle that lie ahead. To help make your journey as smooooth as possible, here's my list of 15+ things to know & watch out for before moving to China.
 An E-Bike, or electric scooter, is one of the most popular forms of transportation on the road in China. Everyone's got one, including expats. With that, E-Bikes are hot items for thieves to prey upon, and if you've failed to take the proper steps to secure your ride, you can guarantee that it'll end up in someone else’s hands in the blink of an eye. And hey, that's from my own experience! Here are 5 ways you can protect your scooter/E-Bike in China.
![[READ] 15 Critical Things to Know & Look Out For On the Road in China | Don's ESL Adventure!](/uploads/1/0/9/3/10931435/published/screen-shot-2017-07-18-at-5-28-57-amv.jpg?1530707579) China can be a very DANGEROUS place when it comes to road safety. In a population of over 1.3 billion people with access to bicycles, cars, trucks, motorcycles, buses, and scooters, it’s not uncommon to find DROVES of individuals driving recklessly, breaking traffic laws, and putting lives at risk just to get ahead on traffic. And yeah, that includes foreigners too!
 Planning on moving to Shanghai, China? Well, before you take that giant leap make sure to check out my list of 15 important things you should do after moving to Shanghai. Here goes …
 It's only been two days, but I still can't believe that I caught my first ever space rocket launch--the Long March 5--in China, my home of the past six and a half years. And boy was it one hell of an experience!
 A list of 10+ popular and resourceful WeChat Official Subscription Accounts that every expat in Shanghai, China should subscribe to.
WeChat’s Official Subscription Accounts are great tools for staying up-to-date with the latest current affairs, jobs, editorials, entertainment, events, and business information not just across China, but also around the world. Here’s a list of 20+ Wechat Official Subscription Accounts you should follow:
 "Woop-Woop. That's the sound of the police!" A foreigner getting a traffic ticket in Shanghai, who'd a thought? Yep, it's happened to me just twice since moving to the big city at the start of 2016.
 How ironic: I got my e-bike stolen on my very last day of work, and to add icing on the cake, I found out just minutes before my colleagues would throw me a surprise party.
 Karsts hills, bamboo rafting, 5-hour cruises, scenic bike routes, hiking trails, and the most beautiful natural scenery you can find across China. What an awesome way to celebrate my 30th birthday in Guilin, China!
 Teaching English abroad in China has been an adventure of a lifetime. I’ve taught hundreds of young and passionate ESL learners, experienced new cultures, met people from all walks of life, and explored numerous regions around the world that I had once only known from television and movies.
![[READ] My Interview With a Chinese English Language Teacher in Kunshan | Don's ESL Adventure!](/uploads/1/0/9/3/10931435/published/img-0984.jpg?1520437305) I had the opportunity to interview Jill, a Chinese woman—also my colleague--teaching English to young children in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, China. During our conversation we covered a number of hot topics such as studying English, teaching English, and what it's like to get married in China. Scroll down for a complete transcript!
 I can’t believe I had to wait a full 22 days for Star Wars: The Force Awakens to hit theaters across China. In just a few days after its release in America, the internet was flooded with film reviews, spoilers, box office stats, and comments about the film that only managed to amplify my desire to see the movie.
 I can’t help but reminisce on all of the good, the bad, and ugly experiences I’ve have during my time in China. Seriously, it’s been one hell of an adventure over the past 4 years.
 Dragonball Z. Street Fighter. Pokemon. I’ve been a fan of Japanese cartoons for as long as I can remember, which is why it would have been an insanely dumb decision to not hit my first ever anime event in China.
 It was October 3rd--Golden Week in China—and with my girlfriend having gone home for the holidays I decided to hop on my fully charged electric scooter bike and set off on a long adventure across Kunshan to explore Yangcheng Lake.
 ESL Teacher, traveler, and ... TV star? That's right! Well, sort of. Back in the summer of 2012 I worked as an extra in a popular Chinese television series about Bruce Lee’s martial arts master Yip, better known as Ip Man. How awesome is that!?
 I was less than a year into China when I lost my wallet in Kunshan. I withdrew 1,000RMB from an ATM, rode my bike home, locked it, reached into my pocket and realized that my wallet was gone. Womp.
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9/19/2017
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