Can you answer these World History questions?
5.How did the Chinese of the Tang era prepare themselves for the afterlife? 6.How do Western and Chinese business people tend to view each other? 7.Why are some people asking you not to buy Chinese products? 8.Describe an event that occurred before World War II that shows why China might fear its neighbors. 9.What was the response of Taiwanese student organizations to China's missile tests near Taiwan in 1996? 10.What was Deng Xiaoping's defining motto and how does this relate to the changes he brought to China?
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Check this site. It is a sort of quiz detailing your questions and giving websites for the answers. ozline.com/webquests/china/​chinahunt.html
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Saturday, June 7, 2014
Sunday, June 1, 2014
How could I find someone who was in Arlington, TX, in 1992~1994?
How could I find someone who was in Arlington, TX, in 1992~1994?
I had been a graduate student in UTA from 1992 to1994. At that time, I knew a motor vehicle technician named Mano. He is from Middle- east and studied Mechanics in UTA. I have no other information about him. I returned to my country, Taiwan, in 1994 and lost contact with him. It has been more than 10 years since our last meeting. I would like to know if he is doing good these years. Do you, anyone, know him? Or, do you know how to find someone you would like to find?
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friends reunited? website
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Call the school and see if they have a current address for him./
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I had been a graduate student in UTA from 1992 to1994. At that time, I knew a motor vehicle technician named Mano. He is from Middle- east and studied Mechanics in UTA. I have no other information about him. I returned to my country, Taiwan, in 1994 and lost contact with him. It has been more than 10 years since our last meeting. I would like to know if he is doing good these years. Do you, anyone, know him? Or, do you know how to find someone you would like to find?
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friends reunited? website
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Call the school and see if they have a current address for him./
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014
boyfriend's student visa is expired, what should we do?
boyfriend's student visa is expired, what should we do?
Ok he was here for highschool, he graduated this past may. He can't attend college due to the expired visa. Our plan was that after I turn 18, (in 4 months) we could get married. Now, I did read on here that as long as he came here legally, we could get married and he'd be given a green card easily as long as he came here legally. It's just that his student visa expired, BUT I read some other, scary things after that. Apparently he is an illegal alien, with an expired student visa, breaking the law, etc! I'm hearing all kinds of different things though.. . like, some states will allow you to marry, some won't, yes you can get married w/ the expired student visa, no you can't! I need to know the truth! Though I shouldn't be asking yahoo answers... Basically I just need to know what's the best thing he should do. I really do love him, and he loves me. I CAN NOT lose him. Alright? Don't give me that "you're too young" crap, ok, i'm willing to take a risk. .. So ya, applying for the student visa can take 1 to 2 years he says if he goes back, and plus he'll have to join the army for, like, 1 and a half years because in taiwan it's mandatory, I hear. Should he apply for a student visa or a fiancee visa? Is there anyway to just stay here and ?? ? no? I'm freaking out. Please help ~
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I dont know the legal answer, but i do know the moral one.... if your in love girl, then marry him! Just wait and see what happens after.
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Sponsor him for a K-visa, which is a fiance visa so he can stay until you two get married. It alsts for I think six months.
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what you need to do is contct a lawyer some one you can trust like a family friends or your family lawyer they are the ones who can best help you they understand law the best....and i dont think that getting accepted for a visa takes 1-2 years i've applied for and h4 visa ,i noe its different but its still a visa, and the longest its taken me to get it is about 3 months the shortest was i think about 2-3 weeks good luck:D
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As his visa already expired, he has to go back to his country. It is not true that some states will allow marriage while others won't, this is a federal law, not a state law so here is what you two can do: Your boyfriend has to return to his country of origin then you ask for a K-1 visa (USCIS is the right authority at which you will have to submit your claim, you and not your boyfriend!). Obtaining a K-visa takes several months (but usually less than a year). When he gets his visa, he can go back to the States to marry you within 90 days (this is an important requirement because if it does not happen in that timeframe, he breaks the law). He should NOT apply for another student visa and he is not allowed to anyway. So the only way to get him back is to apply for a K-visa. He has to leave the country and wait in his country until his case is processed. If this does not happen the way described and your boyfriend stays in the U.S. illegally, there will be no way to make his status legal. He has to leave for a period of time no matter where or how the marriage takes place. If you get married in another country, he won't need a K visa but he will still have to wait for his green card in his country. He is already illegal, don't wait to start the right procedure. It is not true what the other person said above me, it matters what kind of visa he can obtain and he is not allowed to get another student visa. Of course, it is easy to obtain one first but when that expires, the person is not allowed to apply for another one for awhile. That is why it takes long and be advised that a student visa is a non-immigrant visa so that is not good for him if he wants to live in the U.S. permanently.
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Make sure he DOES NOT leave US. If he does, it is going to be very very hard to come back. Now the best scenario for you would be to get married as soon as you become of legal age and file a form I-130 and form I-485 for him. He is illegal but he will be forgiven as he would be married to a US Citizen and his entry (original one) was inspected meaning he did not cross the border undocumented or without inspection. If he came on a visa to US, he is able to adjust his status based on marriage to a US Citizen. If he goes back to his country, it would result on a ban on him. If he stayed less than 180 days illegal would result in 3 year ban and more than 180 days would result in 10 year ban. To waive it, you would require a waiver which can be hard and tricky. You can consult a lawyer (a knowledgeable one) for some advice if you like
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I have met a lot of women who thought I was pretty hot, but they needed green cards. He is probably using you. After all, you are not even 18 yet. You will learn though, after he dumps you and the baby, what he wanted.
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Well, if he's no longer in status on his student visa, he could be deported, but the probability that it will happen isn't very high. However, if you two do get married, you need to take a good look at his visa. If he came over on a J rather than the more usual F visa to attend school, he may need to get a waiver of the 2 year residency requirement before he can get immigrant status. If he has a J visa and the visa notes he's subject to the 212e residency requirement, then he'll have to get a waiver through the State Department. As for getting married itself, marriage laws fall under state law, not Federal law, and the laws do vary from state to state. Immigration laws are Federal laws, but not marriage laws. If you marry, you'll need to file an I-130 immigrant visa petition, an I-485 adjustment of status request, and a work authorization request as well. It won't be cheap, it will cost over $1,300 just to file all the forms, and they need to be filed at the same time to do you any good. But once you marry and file the proper paperwork, he won't be subject to deportation while everything is being processed. He won't be able to leave the US and return while he's being processed unless he applies for and gets Advance Parole. If you marry and he returns, you can file an I-130 petiton for him, and then you'll have to wait until that's processed. It takes a year or so for USCIS to process and approve the petition, about 6 months for the National Visa Center to process it some more and then send it to his home country for the visa interview. If you don't marry and he leaves, you could file the I-129f K petition. That will take a year or so again, but the NVC does its processing much faster, so it doesn't take 18 months. If he's out of status, he can't change to student status while in the US. He'd have to leave and apply back home. If he's been out of status for over 6 months, he would be ineligible for any visa for 3 years, and if he's been out of status for 12 months, he'd be ineligible for 10 years. So, you have lots to think about. Take a look at uscis.gov and you'll find the forms and fees I'm talking about. Plus, take a look at the instruction form for filing the I-485. There's lots of important information for you there. Good luck.
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He can't apply for anything at this point from the USA because he is illegally here. He needs to go back to his own country, and then you can petition him with a fiancee visa. There is no other legal way. At this point, he is subject to deportation. If this is done then there is a 10 year ban on him. You could always go back with him to his own country.
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Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Please help me make a article, The topic is "What I've learned from the Internet"?
Please help me make a article, The topic is "What I've learned from the Internet"?
I am a junior high school student in Taiwan. English is not my first language. please help me. Thanks a lot.
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Well when you use the internet you will learn about the positive and negative things that can come out of it. So write about how it can be educational and beneficial to yourself. On the other hand, the internet also exposes violent and pornographic content to people who are under aged so that would be a huge con.
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i give u one point. u can elaborate as per ur req'ment. INTERNET MAKES ONE MATURE BEFORE HE/SHE DESERVES TO BE. You can write positive or negative aspect to keep in line with ur other points.
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I am a junior high school student in Taiwan. English is not my first language. please help me. Thanks a lot.
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Well when you use the internet you will learn about the positive and negative things that can come out of it. So write about how it can be educational and beneficial to yourself. On the other hand, the internet also exposes violent and pornographic content to people who are under aged so that would be a huge con.
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i give u one point. u can elaborate as per ur req'ment. INTERNET MAKES ONE MATURE BEFORE HE/SHE DESERVES TO BE. You can write positive or negative aspect to keep in line with ur other points.
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014
why you western people want taiwan tibet to be separate from china?
why you western people want taiwan tibet to be separate from china?
i'm a chinese student..i know many western country doesn't agree that taiwan or tibet even hong kong is a part of china, and i know that our chinese government system and communism society are not democratic at all(but most chinese people insist it is right,OMG...) why you western people or country want to change it with wars,or forcefully support the separation of taiwan or tibet, why can't you wait?the new generation of people in china like me want to change it ourselves,when we grow up we'll change it completely .then china will have rights and capabilities to keep taiwan and tibet inside.what do you think???
Other - Society & Culture - 8 Answers
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Well maybe the "new generation" don't all think like you. Maybe you won't all be able to change it yourselves.
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Im from the UK. I couldn't give a stuff.
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Quite honestly, with the amount of cultural genocide that is going on in Tibet, and how China is importing Han Chinese and Han culture there to change the society (even giving benefits to Chinese who marry Tibetans to further dilute the Tibetan blood), if we wait too long, there won't be any Tibetan people left. We can't wait for you. As for Taiwan, that's a completely separate issue. If the Taiwanese ever decided to join China (which they still don't want to, by the way), then the rest of the world will support it. Until then, we support their right to govern themselves and not be invaded. And Hong Kong is China. We have no problem with that.
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Does the word "freedom" mean anything to you?
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Because both Tibet and Taiwan are separate and there is no reason for China to hold on by force. Out of the two, Tibet is the one that China clearly has no right to and I am utterly and totally not interested in ancient maps which say otherwise. Free Tibet.
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Maybe some other country should invade China and then make you wait until their future generations grow up to change the invasion while you are under their control.
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You need to learn sth about how the English conquer the world. How US take UK's hint to contine to conquer. They shall chop you up very soon, sooner than you think. By the way this is a questiion for you. Would â€Operation of Image Reverse†by US, UK work out on Tibetan exiless as a pawn ? I just read China’s media at their website. They are beginning to expose how Native American Indians were treated by the European colonists. The degree of brutality and the number of Native Indians slaughtered are much more worse than that of Tibetans.. Actually China cited President Carter’s report, several years ago, saying that Tibetans condition is improving. Wow, it looks like that the “Operation of Image Reverse†is not working out the way that the White House had expected. What you say ?
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I am also from Shanghai China. I am so sad to hear about news from BBC and CNN, because i do know it is all exaggerated ! Anyway, Politics makes the News ! Remember ! That's why the foreign media never report any positive news about China (like North Korean nuclear issue), because They believe we are the Nazi No2 ! All in all , politics makes the news !
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i'm a chinese student..i know many western country doesn't agree that taiwan or tibet even hong kong is a part of china, and i know that our chinese government system and communism society are not democratic at all(but most chinese people insist it is right,OMG...) why you western people or country want to change it with wars,or forcefully support the separation of taiwan or tibet, why can't you wait?the new generation of people in china like me want to change it ourselves,when we grow up we'll change it completely .then china will have rights and capabilities to keep taiwan and tibet inside.what do you think???
Other - Society & Culture - 8 Answers
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Well maybe the "new generation" don't all think like you. Maybe you won't all be able to change it yourselves.
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Im from the UK. I couldn't give a stuff.
3 :
Quite honestly, with the amount of cultural genocide that is going on in Tibet, and how China is importing Han Chinese and Han culture there to change the society (even giving benefits to Chinese who marry Tibetans to further dilute the Tibetan blood), if we wait too long, there won't be any Tibetan people left. We can't wait for you. As for Taiwan, that's a completely separate issue. If the Taiwanese ever decided to join China (which they still don't want to, by the way), then the rest of the world will support it. Until then, we support their right to govern themselves and not be invaded. And Hong Kong is China. We have no problem with that.
4 :
Does the word "freedom" mean anything to you?
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Because both Tibet and Taiwan are separate and there is no reason for China to hold on by force. Out of the two, Tibet is the one that China clearly has no right to and I am utterly and totally not interested in ancient maps which say otherwise. Free Tibet.
6 :
Maybe some other country should invade China and then make you wait until their future generations grow up to change the invasion while you are under their control.
7 :
You need to learn sth about how the English conquer the world. How US take UK's hint to contine to conquer. They shall chop you up very soon, sooner than you think. By the way this is a questiion for you. Would â€Operation of Image Reverse†by US, UK work out on Tibetan exiless as a pawn ? I just read China’s media at their website. They are beginning to expose how Native American Indians were treated by the European colonists. The degree of brutality and the number of Native Indians slaughtered are much more worse than that of Tibetans.. Actually China cited President Carter’s report, several years ago, saying that Tibetans condition is improving. Wow, it looks like that the “Operation of Image Reverse†is not working out the way that the White House had expected. What you say ?
8 :
I am also from Shanghai China. I am so sad to hear about news from BBC and CNN, because i do know it is all exaggerated ! Anyway, Politics makes the News ! Remember ! That's why the foreign media never report any positive news about China (like North Korean nuclear issue), because They believe we are the Nazi No2 ! All in all , politics makes the news !
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Thursday, May 1, 2014
can i get the student financial aid if my parents are not US citizen?
can i get the student financial aid if my parents are not US citizen?
my name is malinda im 19 years old.. im a us citizen but not my parents.. i lived in indonesia since i was a baby till i finish my junior high school.. and i finish my high school in taiwan.. .. i just came here about 2 month and wantetd to collage that i can't afford.. my parents divorce sinse i was a baby, my father lives in indonesia and my mother in taiwan.. i go to FAFSA.ED.GOV to aply an student financial aid, but they said i need to give them at least one of my parents information... and they have to sign the aplication if its on paper.. or they can also aply for a pin number if i aply by electronic.. the problem is they not here, so they can't sign the aplication and they didn't have a social security number so they can't aply the pin number.. i also did'nt contact them for a long time for some reason.. but FAFSA said i can't aply as an independent student... so... is there anybody have an idea what should i do?
Financial Aid - 2 Answers
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Yes, you can. But, you must put the parents information and income information (converted to US Dollars) with whom you lived with the most recently on your fafsa application. Even if it has been several years. You will have to get your parents tax forms (from whatever country they live). When it asks for that parents Social Security number enter in nine 0's ( 000-00-0000 ) and print out the signature page and mail the signature page to them so they can sign it. They then need to mail the signed signature page to the address on the paper. You MUST have at least ONE parents information on your fafsa application (and if that parent is remarried their spouses income information as well). If you do not put parent information you will only get Unsubsidized student loans to go to college. The college must have a federal school code... generally these are in the US, with a few exceptions.
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u can get financial aid as long as ur either a US citizen or legal permanent resident..
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my name is malinda im 19 years old.. im a us citizen but not my parents.. i lived in indonesia since i was a baby till i finish my junior high school.. and i finish my high school in taiwan.. .. i just came here about 2 month and wantetd to collage that i can't afford.. my parents divorce sinse i was a baby, my father lives in indonesia and my mother in taiwan.. i go to FAFSA.ED.GOV to aply an student financial aid, but they said i need to give them at least one of my parents information... and they have to sign the aplication if its on paper.. or they can also aply for a pin number if i aply by electronic.. the problem is they not here, so they can't sign the aplication and they didn't have a social security number so they can't aply the pin number.. i also did'nt contact them for a long time for some reason.. but FAFSA said i can't aply as an independent student... so... is there anybody have an idea what should i do?
Financial Aid - 2 Answers
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Yes, you can. But, you must put the parents information and income information (converted to US Dollars) with whom you lived with the most recently on your fafsa application. Even if it has been several years. You will have to get your parents tax forms (from whatever country they live). When it asks for that parents Social Security number enter in nine 0's ( 000-00-0000 ) and print out the signature page and mail the signature page to them so they can sign it. They then need to mail the signed signature page to the address on the paper. You MUST have at least ONE parents information on your fafsa application (and if that parent is remarried their spouses income information as well). If you do not put parent information you will only get Unsubsidized student loans to go to college. The college must have a federal school code... generally these are in the US, with a few exceptions.
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u can get financial aid as long as ur either a US citizen or legal permanent resident..
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Monday, April 28, 2014
Move to Taiwan?
Move to Taiwan?
I'm a 17 year old girl who plan to move to taiwan when I'm 19, right after high school. I plan on move to taichung and go to tunghai university and study chinese. But ofcourse I will need a job. So, is it possible to get a job when your a 19 year old student, foreigner? (I come from Norway, but I speak English as it was my native language)
Taiwan - 7 Answers
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I think move to mainland would be cooler than move to Taiwan.It`s hard for foreigner to learn traditional chinese .
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Then how good is your English? Do you speak Chinese? You can communicate in English with those youngsters and youth but not to many of the middle-aged and elderlies in Taichung. For finding a job, you can try finding jobs that needs your skill, like interpreter, translator, language teacher, maid etc. You should learn some Chinese before you actually move to Taiwan, cause its much more easier for you to stay in Taiwan. If you need any help on learning Chinese or moving into Taiwan, you can visit more profile and feel free to contact me.
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Technically its illegal for a student visa to work. but I doubt you will have any trouble finding jobs as a female. Most likely you will either end up in a bushiban or kindy getting paid in cash. Make sure you have enough savings to last your first few months and that you can meet the financial requirements to get the student ARC. If your (work) school gets raided say goodbye to your education and your ARC, however. You can also try to get other university students to do private lessons with you at their home or your apartment or at a neutral place in public for spending money as a safer method. The schools here are quite serious about the attendance to maintain the student ARC. To the best of my knowledge the front schools that used to take your money and report you as having attended class are shut for the last 6 years or so, but perhaps with the KMT back in that will restart... to the detriment of our being taken seriously (and our taking Taiwan seriously) If you want to work and be recognized for having taken courses you should get a BA in Chinese from a recognized university... which I am not sure if Taiwan has or not. NTU should be recognized but many others are just there for taking your cash... be aware.
4 :
Let me begin by saying that you are a brave person and have a good idea. Don't let hearsay deter you. Just get the facts. You can go to the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs website for information about the rules. http://iff.immigration.gov.tw/enfront/student.php http://www.studyintaiwan.org/index.php Yes, as a student you have the right to apply for a work permit. You can also work unofficially as an English tutor or in small language schools. You won't have trouble finding work, whether you have a work permit or not. There are tons of English teaching opportunities. You may also find some students who wish to learn Norwegian. For example, if a person is planning to study abroad at a university in Norway, then they would have a very high value on a teacher who is native speaker from Norway and you could charge them accordingly. You're going to love it in Taiwan. The people are very friendly and the crime rate is about the lowest in the world. If you want to learn Mandarin, Taiwan is a perfect choice. I've lived here for 16 years.
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1. what ever you do, don't go to china. quality of life is very low, too though and un-respectfull of youngs especially girls, and chinese spoken there is totally craps anyway. 2. yes, you will love taiwan and it will be wonderful experience for an ambitious young guy like you. people are great, way of life very miningfull & rich. 3. but move to taipei first, and taita university on sheda road. this is the capital, and it will be much better for a start and first 6 months. best of all is not to go to university ( where teacher speak english ) but to smaller local school, where overseas chinese send their kids in summer to learn chinese, like "guo u reba" on roosevelt road, 5 min wall from sheda rd. you can go there 2h a day, after your lesson at the university. 4. as far as i know, you could not get a work permit in taiwan with a tourist and/or student visa, but you should be able to find (unofficial) work as english teacher, easily, that it what every body does.
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Alfajuj, good answer.
7 :
I'm a girl in Taiwan. I'm 17, just like you are. I think it will be quite hard for you to get a job, and the main reasons are : 1. You can't speak fluent Mandarin AND Taiwanese (yet). No shops or restaurants would like to hire a person who can't communicate with the costumers. 2. You haven't finish your college education yet, plenty of college graduates here are unemployed, it's hard to find a "fine-paid" job here unless you have graduated from one of the top five prestigious college. 3. You are still studying and going to school, that kills away a lot of job opportunities because you can only get part time jobs. BUT! A lot of college students here work as tutors for kids younger than themselves. A lot of rich parents hire tutors for their kids, and the most popular subjects that the parents would like the tutors to teach are English and math. Since you are from Norway, I think you have a definite advantage on getting a tutoring job. Teaching kids takes some planning and a lot of patience, but I'm sure you have no problems with that. But, if you are hoping that your job is going to deal with all of your financial problems, then you might probably need several tutoring jobs. ( Most college students tutor only for a bit of allowance to spend, not for dealing with the financial problems.) And don't get tricked, people would want to hire you cheap, but I think you are worth around 600 NT dollars per hour of tutoring. So, the problem now, is HOW you find tutoring jobs. I think the easiest way is to recommand yourself to the people and neighbors you know. Or find a job agency on the net, some job-finding sites are even especially designed for tutors and parents searching for tutors.
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I'm a 17 year old girl who plan to move to taiwan when I'm 19, right after high school. I plan on move to taichung and go to tunghai university and study chinese. But ofcourse I will need a job. So, is it possible to get a job when your a 19 year old student, foreigner? (I come from Norway, but I speak English as it was my native language)
Taiwan - 7 Answers
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1 :
I think move to mainland would be cooler than move to Taiwan.It`s hard for foreigner to learn traditional chinese .
2 :
Then how good is your English? Do you speak Chinese? You can communicate in English with those youngsters and youth but not to many of the middle-aged and elderlies in Taichung. For finding a job, you can try finding jobs that needs your skill, like interpreter, translator, language teacher, maid etc. You should learn some Chinese before you actually move to Taiwan, cause its much more easier for you to stay in Taiwan. If you need any help on learning Chinese or moving into Taiwan, you can visit more profile and feel free to contact me.
3 :
Technically its illegal for a student visa to work. but I doubt you will have any trouble finding jobs as a female. Most likely you will either end up in a bushiban or kindy getting paid in cash. Make sure you have enough savings to last your first few months and that you can meet the financial requirements to get the student ARC. If your (work) school gets raided say goodbye to your education and your ARC, however. You can also try to get other university students to do private lessons with you at their home or your apartment or at a neutral place in public for spending money as a safer method. The schools here are quite serious about the attendance to maintain the student ARC. To the best of my knowledge the front schools that used to take your money and report you as having attended class are shut for the last 6 years or so, but perhaps with the KMT back in that will restart... to the detriment of our being taken seriously (and our taking Taiwan seriously) If you want to work and be recognized for having taken courses you should get a BA in Chinese from a recognized university... which I am not sure if Taiwan has or not. NTU should be recognized but many others are just there for taking your cash... be aware.
4 :
Let me begin by saying that you are a brave person and have a good idea. Don't let hearsay deter you. Just get the facts. You can go to the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs website for information about the rules. http://iff.immigration.gov.tw/enfront/student.php http://www.studyintaiwan.org/index.php Yes, as a student you have the right to apply for a work permit. You can also work unofficially as an English tutor or in small language schools. You won't have trouble finding work, whether you have a work permit or not. There are tons of English teaching opportunities. You may also find some students who wish to learn Norwegian. For example, if a person is planning to study abroad at a university in Norway, then they would have a very high value on a teacher who is native speaker from Norway and you could charge them accordingly. You're going to love it in Taiwan. The people are very friendly and the crime rate is about the lowest in the world. If you want to learn Mandarin, Taiwan is a perfect choice. I've lived here for 16 years.
5 :
1. what ever you do, don't go to china. quality of life is very low, too though and un-respectfull of youngs especially girls, and chinese spoken there is totally craps anyway. 2. yes, you will love taiwan and it will be wonderful experience for an ambitious young guy like you. people are great, way of life very miningfull & rich. 3. but move to taipei first, and taita university on sheda road. this is the capital, and it will be much better for a start and first 6 months. best of all is not to go to university ( where teacher speak english ) but to smaller local school, where overseas chinese send their kids in summer to learn chinese, like "guo u reba" on roosevelt road, 5 min wall from sheda rd. you can go there 2h a day, after your lesson at the university. 4. as far as i know, you could not get a work permit in taiwan with a tourist and/or student visa, but you should be able to find (unofficial) work as english teacher, easily, that it what every body does.
6 :
Alfajuj, good answer.
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I'm a girl in Taiwan. I'm 17, just like you are. I think it will be quite hard for you to get a job, and the main reasons are : 1. You can't speak fluent Mandarin AND Taiwanese (yet). No shops or restaurants would like to hire a person who can't communicate with the costumers. 2. You haven't finish your college education yet, plenty of college graduates here are unemployed, it's hard to find a "fine-paid" job here unless you have graduated from one of the top five prestigious college. 3. You are still studying and going to school, that kills away a lot of job opportunities because you can only get part time jobs. BUT! A lot of college students here work as tutors for kids younger than themselves. A lot of rich parents hire tutors for their kids, and the most popular subjects that the parents would like the tutors to teach are English and math. Since you are from Norway, I think you have a definite advantage on getting a tutoring job. Teaching kids takes some planning and a lot of patience, but I'm sure you have no problems with that. But, if you are hoping that your job is going to deal with all of your financial problems, then you might probably need several tutoring jobs. ( Most college students tutor only for a bit of allowance to spend, not for dealing with the financial problems.) And don't get tricked, people would want to hire you cheap, but I think you are worth around 600 NT dollars per hour of tutoring. So, the problem now, is HOW you find tutoring jobs. I think the easiest way is to recommand yourself to the people and neighbors you know. Or find a job agency on the net, some job-finding sites are even especially designed for tutors and parents searching for tutors.
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