Brady Goes to China

My arrival in China was a whirlwind of activity, and I was quickly swept up by my contact, Peter, and sent across town. We arrived in the Minhang District at the company that I would be working for, Anovo Co. Apparently this mid-sized computer manufacturer was attempting to expand into the English speaking markets, and they needed my help. I figured I could do the job well enough, and we discussed the details of my internship with Peter as translator. It turned out that my boss at Anovo also wanted me to homestay with him. Being a poor college student, free living sounds good. He also wanted to me teach his sons English. I figured I know English pretty well, so that shouldn't be a problem.

To make a long story extremely short, it was a problem. After two weeks of living with my boss's family, I decided I needed more independence. I also decided that I wasn't very good at teaching hyperactive 7 year old boys English and babysitting until mommy and daddy got home late from work. Luckily Peter helped me quickly find an apartment, and my new location is 45 minutes closer to the city center and only 30 minutes by subway to work. That was two weeks ago, and everything seems to be going well since then.