Canadian teacher Bryan: I have never experienced the changes of China in my Canadian hometown

I have never experienced the changes of China in my Canadian hometown

With a brown plaid shirt and a soft voice, Bryan’s gentlemanly manners match his identity as a teacher. However, this seemingly quiet young man has being longing for unfettered freedom and likes to explore the world. And that was exactly the reason why he came all the way to China.

Bryan Keith Fordham, a foreign teacher from the No.2 high school of East China Normal University, receives an interview from Eastday.com.

Coming to China to experience Chinese culture

Bryan was born in St. Andrews, a beautiful coastal town in New Brunswick, Canada. He came to China for the first time in 2009. Before that, he worked as a computer programmer in the United States for ten years. Since he always wanted to have a change and likes Chinese language and teaching, he finally chose to leave for China and got a position in Huanghe S&T University in Zhengzhou, central China’s Henan Province.

When asked why he didn’t come to Shanghai but Zhengzhou, a third-tier city, his answer was very special.“Because Shanghai is an international metropolis and has many foreigners. I know my character. I will speak English with others and not practise my Chinese.”