Donald Anguish

Program: Teach in China

Last Seen in America: Living in Orlando FL, studying at the University of Central Florida

Where in China?: Beijing

Bio: I was born in Nashville, Tennessee, but don’t remember it, and haven’t been back since. As a kid I lived in Houston (twice), Birmingham, Atlanta, and a couple of other cities, before settling down in Orlando, FL.

I was a runner in high school, a history student in college, and lived out in California for a year afterwards, just to see what it was like. I love to travel, experience new things, and keep an open mind while learning about the world! If you read my blog, your IQ will most likely rise by 80 points, you’ll lose weight, and your wildest dreams will come true. In all seriousness though, I hope you can learn something through my experiences! Show full bio.

David King

Last Seen in America: Living it up in Pittsburgh

Program: Teach in China

Where in China?: Teaching at Jiaxing University

Bio: David King spent most of his time growing up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg with a BA in Social Sciences. All the Chinese say he's pretty fly for a lao wai.

Henry Atkinson

Last Seen in America: February 2012

Program: Teach in China

Where in China?: Guangzhou

Bio: I’m Henry Atkinson, and I graduated Oberlin College in 2011 and I’m currently teaching at Xinde English Training School in Guangzhou, China. I left without knowing more than a few phrases of Chinese. I enjoy exploration, adventure, and toy robots. I’m blogging about what I eat, where I go, and who I meet during my year in China.

Elizabeth Wilson

Last Seen in America: Sitting in a local Tea Shop in Austin, Texas, while taking a break from teaching adult art classes at Painting with a Twist. Has also been known to frequent book stores, museums, and Chinese restraints of every caliber and authenticity.

Where in China? Astride a camel in the Taklamakan desert on the way to Kashgar to buy saffron and other spices, before returning to Xi'an for an appointed photo-op with the Terra cotta warriors.

Bio: After graduating from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, I joined the average American work force.

It only took a few months to realize that my major in psychology and minor in Chinese were being underutilized. For someone who has conducted comparative learning research in the African Clawed Frog studying conditioned defensive behaviors, as well as traveled the Silk Road and mastered the art of ordering Chinese food in Chinese, it was only a matter of time before I realized the United States my be too small to contain me. Recalling my time spend in China as a junior made me see China was the place for me. I will now be returning to the land of smoking dragons, picturesque misty mountains, and daring sky scrappers to try my hand at teaching English. Show full bio.

Vaughn Rogers

Program: Teach Abroad in China

Last Seen in America: Teaching ESL in Flushing Queens to Chinese immigrants

Where in China? Shanghai, China

Bio: I graduated in 2009 with a Bachelor's in English from Simmons College in Boston and took two years off to not only teach ESL in Queens New York, but also plan graduate school to eventually settle on teaching abroad in China. I hope that this experience will lead to graduate school, which would lead to a job as a diplomat, ambassador, etc.

Zac Haluza

Program: Teach Abroad in China

Last Seen in America: Brick, NJ

Where in China? Jiaxing University (Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province)

Bio: Born and raised in New Jersey, I just graduated from Hamilton College with a concentration in Chinese and a minor in Creative Writing. I've been to China twice before (I studied in Beijing during the summer and fall of 2009, and studied in Beijing and Chengdu the following summer), but this will be the longest single period I've lived there. I'm anxious to see how my knowledge of Mandarin and past experiences in China affect my life in Jiaxing. I'm also passionate about music, reading and writing. I'd love to find some fellow musicians in China and maybe even start a band if I have enough free time!

Dan Anderson

Program: Teach Immersion in China

Last Seen in America: Salt Lake City, UT

Where in China? Liuzhou and Nanning, Guangxi

Bio: I am graduate from University of Utah, with a B.A in Computer Science. My story will revolve around living 10 months in Guangxi and spending time/teaching with my fellow classmates Ken and Alex. We hope to learn and immerse ourselves in Chinese culture and demonstrate that with our photography and words.

Sarah Sanderson

Blog Name: Sarah's Wanderlust in China

Last Seen in America: Finishing her Masters Degree in the mid-west

Where in China? Teaching in Changzhou

Great Quote: “The wanderings of a twenty-something mid-westerner—not all those who wander are lost…”

Elise Young & Jackson Otto

Blog Name: The Path Less Traveled

Last Seen in America: Graduating from university-Elise is from Oregon and majored in history and Chinese studies. Jackson hails from Missouri and majored in politics and Chinese.

Where in China? Teaching in Zhangjiagang, China