China Jedi: Expat Life | Chinese Culture | Business | Travel | China show

China Jedi: Expat Life | Chinese Culture | Business | Travel | China

Summary: Shining humour, love and light on Chinese life. For those living, working or travelling in China or interested in learning about Chinese culture, expat life and foreigners perceptions. Live, work, travel, do business and have fun! Join our international team for an inside look into Chinese life as foreigners living, working, crying and laughing in China with family, children and friends. A light hearted insight into all things good and bad with a little bit of extra wit added on top. With regular special guests from across China and creative educational games thrown in for fun, this podcast is a must for those interested in learning more about the middle kingdom or just wanting a good giggle. China Jedi is not a political movement or nationalistic front to spread the religion of the Jedi. It is for "normal" people, talking about "normal" things, answering "normal" questions to feel and be less "normal". Tune in, turn on and may the smile be with you!

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 China Jeducation: E4 – Brian Back (International Principal) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:31

In this episode, China Jeducation interviews Mr. Brian Back, International Principal at the International School (TIS), Sanya, China, focusing as always on international teaching, expat teachers and all things education related! For those living, working or travelling in China or interested in learning about Chinese culture, expat life and foreigners perceptions. Live, work, travel, do business and have fun in China. May the smile be with you!  

 China Jeducation: E3 – Alan Wilkinson (Head of School) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:39

In this episode, China Jeducation interviews Mr. Alan Wilkinson, Head of School at BASIS International School, Hangzhou, China, focusing as always on international teaching, expat teachers and all things education related! For those living, working or travelling in China or interested in learning about Chinese culture, expat life and foreigners perceptions. Live, work, travel, do business and have fun in China. May the smile be with you!  

 China Jeducation: E2 – The State of Education | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 27:33

In this episode they discuss purple frogs, cookie cutters, revolution, creativity and stardust, remaining as always fully focused on international teaching, expat teachers and all things education related! For those living, working or travelling in China or interested in learning about Chinese culture, expat life and foreigners perceptions. Live, work, travel, do business and have fun in China. May the smile be with you!  

 China Jeducation: E1 – The School of Mock | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:45

In this first episode (with co-host William Lamont) they introduce, discuss and preview the main aims, ideas, themes and fun that will forge, fashion and form the all new China Jeducation podcast series, fully focused on international teaching, expat teachers and all things education related. For those living, working or travelling in China or interested in learning about Chinese culture, expat life and foreigners perceptions. Live, work, travel, do business and have fun in China. May the smile be with you!  

 China Jedi Show: E31 – Happy Saint Knickerless | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:26:50

In this festive Christmas episode (with special guests Ruth and Gordon Rowan and the youngest ever co-host) they discuss Santa, artificial trees, presents, underpants, bad quality, jungle tests and much, much more! For those living, working or travelling in China or interested in learning about Chinese culture, expat life and foreigners perceptions. Live, work, travel, do business and have fun in China. May the smile be with you!  

 China Jedi Next Generation: E1 – Kitty Hwang 黄现熙 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 54:19

In this episode, China Jedi interviews Kitty Hwang 黄现熙 from Dong Fang Foreign Experimental School 东方外语实验学校 showcasing the next generation of people that will be at the forefront of China’s 21st century global achievements and successes. If you are a high school or university student studying in China and are interested in being featured on our show, please email us at info@chinajedi.com or add us on WeChat below. Test Your Limits | Show Your Talents | Be Your Best

 China Jedi Show: E30 – Empty Jackets | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:07:39

In this episode (with special guest William Lamont) they discuss rudeness, plastic surgery, things to not say and do to a Chinese person, being crazy, cryptocurrency and much, much more! For those living, working or travelling in China or interested in learning about Chinese culture, expat life and foreigners perceptions. Live, work, travel, do business and have fun in China. May the smile be with you!  

 China Jedi Show: E29 – Poker Chef | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:04:17

In this episode (with special guest Marcello Anastasi) they discuss world cuisine, chopsticks, speaking whilst eating, sales talk, dumplings and much, much more! For those living, working or travelling in China or interested in learning about Chinese culture, expat life and foreigners perceptions. Live, work, travel, do business and have fun in China. May the smile be with you!  

 China Jedi Talk: E5 – The Armchair Anthropologist (Chengdu) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 53:00

In this episode China Jedi TALK to Tom Litchfield in Chengdu, a Chinese language student and freelance writer for China Highlights. They discuss studying Chinese, language scholarships, vaping, ethnocentrism, mysterious hot pots, life in Chengdu and much, much more! For those living, working or travelling in China or interested in learning about Chinese culture, expat life and foreigners perceptions. Live, work, travel, do business and have fun in China. May the smile be with you! To connect with Tom via Wechat search for his username “tlitchfield” or via Instagram at “armchair_anthropologist”.

 China Jedi Show: E28 – The Big Clown Theory | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:12:49

In this episode (with special guest Floyd Ricafrente) they discuss fast food, snail pizza, ketchup and clowns, barbeque sauce, pleasant journeys and much, much more! For those living, working or travelling in China or interested in learning about Chinese culture, expat life and foreigners perceptions. Live, work, travel, do business and have fun in China. May the smile be with you!  

 China Jedi Show: E27 – The Special Relationship | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:06:46

In this episode (with special guest Sally Chen) they discuss national holidays, netizens, social media profiles, happiness, Chinese characters and much, much more! For those living, working or travelling in China or interested in learning about Chinese culture, expat life and foreigners perceptions. Live, work, travel, do business and have fun in China. May the smile be with you!  

 China Jedi Show: E26 – Rollercoaster Junkies | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:06:00

In this episode (with special guests Darren and Deborah Mullins) they discuss addictions, pins in the neck, motivational meetings, pinky perky music, grasshoppers and much, much more! For those living, working or travelling in China or interested in learning about Chinese culture, expat life and foreigners perceptions. Live, work, travel, do business and have fun in China. May the smile be with you!  

 China Jedi Talk: E4 – The Great Ball of China (Guangzhou) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 53:51

In this episode China Jedi TALK to Daniel Meakin in Guangzhou, a Language Assessment Consultant for the British Council. They discuss secret missions, twisted spires, grey skies, Chinese football, car crash fixing, life in Guangzhou and much, much more! For those living, working or travelling in China or interested in learning about Chinese culture, expat life and foreigners perceptions. Live, work, travel, do business and have fun in China. May the smile be with you! To connect with Daniel via Wechat search for his username “danielmeakin”.  

 China Jedi Tour: E7 – The Sun Yat Sens | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:12:01

Warning: This episode contains strong language and scenes of explicit stupidity! In this episode, China Jedi goes on a weekend trip with the reggae, rock, pop band known as the Sun Yat Sens (SYS). They travel to the kingdom of Dongguan to play a couple of gigs at two separate venues – The Treehouse and One For The Road. Get a real life insight in what it’s like being a foreign band in China as they encounter foam and pool parties, a live big belly Buddha, police raids, a failed factory practice session, Bob’s underpants, voice loss, sweaty ball syndrome, plastic fruit, ice creams in the bathroom and much, much more! For those living, working or travelling in China or interested in learning about Chinese culture, expat life and foreigners perceptions. Live, work, travel, do business and have fun in China. May the smile be with you!

 China Jedi Show: E25 – The Headmaster | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:11:50

In this episode (with special guest Cliff Geis-Poage) they discuss bodies and souls, exam results, international education, local schools, Chinese takeaways and much, much more! For those living, working or travelling in China or interested in learning about Chinese culture, expat life and foreigners perceptions. Live, work, travel, do business and have fun in China. May the smile be with you!  

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