Of Course China!

Andy Rossi came to China in 2004 after graduating in Chinese language at the University of Rome. His language skills opened up doors and gave him opportunities to learn the trades and advance his career over the years. He's also the lead singer of Revolution, a local expat band of three Italians and a Kiwi, and had the chance to perform their rock n' roll music all over Chima.  

In this long-form conversation we discuss Andy's China expat path, from culture socks to making it his home and raising a family.

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Anna Grinvald is not the classic stay-at-home mother. While raising four kids, she’s always found a way to do business, from Israel to Thailand, and in China for more than a decade. Nowadays, she owns and manages GTS Group and Roxan, a footwear and lifestyle brand utilizing scrap materials and producing zero waste.  

In this long-form conversation we discuss the life journey that brought her to this day in which she’s extremely involved with sustainability across various industries.

Zero-Waste Fashion - Making Shoes From Scrap Materials / What is Stone Plastic and Why it Can Change the World / A New Kind of Respiratory N95 Mask - A Sustainable Solution / The Fashion Pact Coalition for Less Pollution in the Industry

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Paul worked his way up and had a succesful career in the hotel industry back home in California. He went through every possible hositality department and eventually ended up in management where he started to feel bored and out of place, which led him to the decision to make a full 180. This is how he ended up in China. Today he runs a YouTube channel and goes by the (on-screen) name Walkabout Rojo (he explains the name in the podcast).  

In this wide-ranging conversation, Paul talks about the hotel industry, both in the U.S. and in China, including very good advice on how to get the best deals and even free upgrades. We also discuss his Zhongshan university campus life and the recent social distancing situation that resulted with him being locked down alone on campus for a few weeks.

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John Graham Harper arrived in Shenzhen as a teenager with his dad and younger brother (they are six brothers in the family!). In the 20 years since, he has been a personal trainer, gym(s) owner, boxing federation founder, UFC promoter, and a real tough hustler.   

In this wide-ranging conversation with John we discuss his past and present passions, and his current legal situation as he's unable to leave the country after being blacklisted following a verdict from a trial he did not attend.

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In this episode snippet, John talks about the concept of white collar boxing federations and how he started WCFN in Shenzhen as a marketing and charity platform. Learn about John and the "parent" company's (Fire Now) motivation behind these events.

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Coming to China as an English teacher can be the perfect gateway to doing other, perhaps more desirable, jobs later on. Rome talks to Ziv and Fernando about discrimination in the teaching industry, being half black, half white, and his life-long passion, stand up comedy.  

Find out how Rome started as a stand up comedian in China by joining open mic nights in several cities, and much more in this long-form conversation.

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In this podcast snippet we discuss discrimination and racism with Jerome "Rome" Bryant. Listen as we slowly realize that the fact (some) Chinese calling black people 黑人 (hei ren) is maybe not as bad as we previously thought.    

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Listen to the full long-form conversation with Rachel Rommeswinkel packed with loads of content we didn't share before.  

If you wish to skip previous parts, use the timestamp below.  

Monday podcast (00:00 - 12:00) / Tuesday podcast (21:18 - 32:05) / Wednesday podcast (32:06 - 42:34) / Thursday podcast (1:08:35 - 1:29:08) . 

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In today's episode,  Rachel R 星星 shares with us her experience attending public Chinese schools.   

She also shares anecdotes from her parent-teacher meetings and how her siblings played a key role in those.   

The information Rachel provides related to Chinese university scholarships available to foreigners is another gem you'll find in today's episode. https://www.chinesescholarshipcouncil.com/

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In the third snippet from our podcast with China's foreigner KOL, Rachel Rommeswinkel (星星), we talk business: how to take care of it and how to grow it.   

She shares with us the gear she chooses, the key improvements to her videos, legal and taxation pointers, as well as time management.  

She also shares why she doesn't do LIVE streaming and why big brands hinder creativity.

For more content from our podcast with Rachel R 星星, make sure to join us on this channel every day, Monday to Thursday for short snippets and on Friday for the full 90-minute video.

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