Podcasts

25 Feb

#67 Thomas Hitchings – Endurance athlete thrives in BISS’ high performance learning culture

Originally from the UK, Thomas has been in Shanghai for over 6 years and just recently had a baby girl with his wife, Jules. As a keen sportsman who has enjoyed many years as a competitive cyclist and endurance athlete,...
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24 Feb

#66 Erin Kent – Literacy expert finds professional fulfillment & growth opportunities at Concordia Shanghai

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Erin is a wife, mother, teacher and learner. She works as an Instructional Coach at Concordia International School Shanghai, supporting elementary teachers in implementing best-practice reading and writing strategies in classrooms. She and her husband, Nicholas, have been in China...
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23 Feb

#65 Cathal Grimes – Irish primary educator embraces Yew Chung’s co-teaching model

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Cathal is one of the many thousands of people who left Ireland shortly after the economic downturn in 2008. He has since lived in Canada, where he met his wife, and England before embarking on his journey to China two...
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20 Feb

#64 Ron’s Wrap Up – Encouragement every supportive spouse needs to hear

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It's Ron's turn to divulge what it's really like being married to yours truly – an excitable entrepreneur working her tail off to drive this start-up toward success and maximize its impact in people's lives around the world. It's not...
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19 Feb

#63 Year of the Sheep: bad year for babies, good for business?

Entrepreneurs, Executives & Professionals, Stay@Home Experts | 10 comments |

Today starts the Year of the Sheep and whether you are one who particular subscribes to the predictions of the year ahead or not, I find them quite interesting to learn about and it definitely gives us 'laowai' some insight...
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18 Feb

#62 When are those fireworks again? The CNY run down, day-by-day

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If you’ve spent time in China or in Chinese communities over Spring Festival then you’ll know – it’s undeniably a time filled with tradition and the excitement and anticipation of visits home and time spent with relatives is almost tangible....
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17 Feb

#61 Wrapping your head around China’s hongbao and gift giving culture

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It's no secret: gifts make China go 'round. As 'laowai', we can choose to play by the cultural norms of the land, or choose to dig our heels in and, well, not! There's loads of grace to go around for...
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16 Feb

#60 Get your Chinese New Year on – the basics you should know

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It’s Chinese New Year week – get your red out and pick up some fireworks at the roadside stands! I don't know about you, but I'm ready for some quality family time and for the hustle and bustle of China...
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13 Feb

#59 You don’t have time to spare

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As a start-up, time is your most valuable asset. I know that, but I've not been doing a great job safeguarding my time as that one thing that could make or break this project. And of course, this week, we...
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12 Feb

#58 Sean Weisbrot – Motivating China’s millenniums toward a brighter future

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Sean is an American with a degree in Psychology and a passion for travel, language, politics, history, geography, science, cooking, and just about everything that defines us as humans. He's fluent in Mandarin and has been living in China for...
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Motivating, Empowering & Connecting China's Expats

#67 Thomas Hitchings – Endurance athlete thrives in BISS’ high performance learning culture

#66 Erin Kent – Literacy expert finds professional fulfillment & growth opportunities at Concordia Shanghai

#65 Cathal Grimes – Irish primary educator embraces Yew Chung’s co-teaching model

#64 Ron’s Wrap Up – Encouragement every supportive spouse needs to hear

#63 Year of the Sheep: bad year for babies, good for business?

#62 When are those fireworks again? The CNY run down, day-by-day

#61 Wrapping your head around China’s hongbao and gift giving culture

#60 Get your Chinese New Year on – the basics you should know

#59 You don’t have time to spare

#58 Sean Weisbrot – Motivating China’s millenniums toward a brighter future

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