In this episode, I discuss my first week in Asia—in China—and how my eyes were wide open with excitementand emotionally terrified at the same time! I just flew 10,000 miles from my home in the United States to a foreign land on the other side of the planet! ===== Explore Planet Asia Podcast Show Links • Anchor FM | https://bit.ly/3DBtht0 • iHeart Radio Podcasts | https://ihr.fm/3mIgwXh • Soundcloud | https://bit.ly/38paMcR • Apple Podcasts | https://apple.co/2XWTxgS • Spotify | https://spoti.fi/3BnW6Hw • RSS | https://bit.ly/3Dt4180 • Radio Public | https://bit.ly/3DpNTEq • Google Podcasts | https://bit.ly/3ywffVS • Breaker | https://bit.ly/3kC6F2P ----- Support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes. Listener support for this podcast can be found at anchor.fm/exploreplanetasia/support #exploreplanetasia #jondallas #asia #travel #food #culture #language #customs #relocation #NorthernAsia #CentralAsia #MiddleEast #SouthernAsia #EasternAsia #SoutheastAsia #Afghanistan #Kabul #Armenia #Yerevan #Azerbaijan #Baku #Bahrain #Manama #Bangladesh #Dhaka #Bhutan #Thimphu #Brunei #BandarSeriBegawan #Cambodia #Phnom Penh #China #Beijing #Shanghai #Shenzhen #Yunnan #Kunming #Georgia #Tbilisi #HongKong #Xianggang #Macau #India #NewDelhi #Indonesia #Jakarta #Iran #Tehran #Iraq #Baghdad #Israel #Jerusalem #Japan #Tokyo #Jordan #Amman #Kazakhstan #Astana #NorthKorea #Pyongyang #SouthKorea #Seoul #Busan #Kuwait #KuwaitCity #Kyrgyzstan #Bishkek #Laos #Vientiane #Lebanon #Beirut #Malaysia #KualaLumpur #KL #Maldives #Male #Mongolia #Ulaanbaatar #Myanmar #Naypyidaw #Mandalay #Nepal #Kathmandu #Oman #Muscat #Pakistan #Islamabad #Philippines #Manila #Cebu #Davao #Palawan #Elnido #Coron #PuertoPrincesa #Qatar #Doha #SaudiArabia #Riyadh #Singapore #Sri Lanka #SriJayawardenapuraKotte #Syria #Damascus #Taiwan #Taipei #Tajikistan #Dushanbe #Thailand #Bangkok #Phuket #Chiangmai #Chiangrai #Ayutthaya #KamalaBeach #Udonthani #TimorLeste #Dili #Turkey #Ankara #Turkmenistan #Ashgabat #UnitedArabEmirates #UAE #AbuDhabi #Uzbekistan #Tashkent #Vietnam #Hanoi #Danang #HCMC #Yemen #Sana’a --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exploreplanetasia/support

Inaugural podcast episode that provides an overview of the podcast series and background of Host Jon Dallas. Jon Dallas Professional Overview • Educator for more than 20 years in both the US & China • More than 20 years of combined experience in Finance, Project Management, & Education in the US and abroad • Previously employed with 4 Fortune 500 companies • Intimate understanding of Chinese culture, history, and traditions • Lived in China since early 2010 (Shenzhen and Kunming) • Taught all education levels in the US & China • Lectured undergraduate and postgraduate students at Yunnan Minzu University and Yunnan University of Finance and Economics (YUFE), Kunming • TESOL Certified, Standardized Testing (IELTS, TOEFL, SAT, GRE, GMAT, BEC, CET4, CET8, TEM, 中考 , 高考 • Awards: Outstanding Teacher and Friendship Award, 2018; International Business School Teacher of the Year Award, 2018; University Teacher of the Year Award, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, 2018 • Courses: Communicative English (Listening & Speaking), Academic & Business English, Advanced Business English, International Trade, International Business Negotiation, Chinese Industry, Language & Culture • Enjoy basketball, travel, photography, weightlifting, ping pong, painting, culture, and history • Traveled to many cities and regions throughout Asia including Thailand, Myanmar, Japan, Laos, Cambodia, The Philippines, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, & mainland China ===== Explore Planet Asia Podcast Show Links • Anchor FM | https://bit.ly/3DBtht0  • iHeart Radio Podcasts | https://ihr.fm/3mIgwXh  • Soundcloud | https://bit.ly/38paMcR  • Apple Podcasts | https://apple.co/2XWTxgS  • Spotify | https://spoti.fi/3BnW6Hw  • RSS | https://bit.ly/3Dt4180  • Radio Public | https://bit.ly/3DpNTEq  • Google Podcasts | https://bit.ly/3ywffVS  • Breaker | https://bit.ly/3kC6F2P  ----- Support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes. Listener support for this podcast can be found at anchor.fm/exploreplanetasia/support #exploreplanetasia #jondallas #asia #travel #food #culture #language #customs #relocation #NorthernAsia #CentralAsia #MiddleEast #SouthernAsia #EasternAsia #SoutheastAsia #Afghanistan #Kabul #Armenia #Yerevan #Azerbaijan #Baku #Bahrain #Manama #Bangladesh #Dhaka #Bhutan #Thimphu #Brunei #BandarSeriBegawan #Cambodia #Phnom Penh #China #Beijing #Shanghai #Shenzhen #Yunnan #Kunming #Georgia #Tbilisi #HongKong #Xianggang #Macau #India #NewDelhi #Indonesia #Jakarta #Iran #Tehran #Iraq #Baghdad #Israel #Jerusalem #Japan #Tokyo #Jordan #Amman #Kazakhstan #Astana #NorthKorea #Pyongyang #SouthKorea #Seoul #Busan #Kuwait #KuwaitCity #Kyrgyzstan #Bishkek #Laos #Vientiane #Lebanon #Beirut #Malaysia #KualaLumpur #KL #Maldives #Male #Mongolia #Ulaanbaatar #Myanmar #Naypyidaw #Mandalay #Nepal #Kathmandu #Oman #Muscat #Pakistan #Islamabad #Philippines #Manila #Cebu #Davao #Palawan #Elnido #Coron #PuertoPrincesa #Qatar #Doha #SaudiArabia #Riyadh #Singapore #Sri Lanka #SriJayawardenapuraKotte #Syria #Damascus #Taiwan #Taipei #Tajikistan #Dushanbe #Thailand #Bangkok #Phuket #Chiangmai #Chiangrai #Ayutthaya #KamalaBeach #Udonthani #TimorLeste #Dili #Turkey #Ankara #Turkmenistan #Ashgabat #UnitedArabEmirates #UAE #AbuDhabi #Uzbekistan #Tashkent #Vietnam #Hanoi #Danang #HCMC #Yemen #Sana’a --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/exploreplanetasia/support

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