The Official Announcement

Well, its official. We are heading to Shanghai in the middle of October (2005) which is only 3 months away. We intend to be there for between 1 and 2 years.

The reason we are moving there is for the business, Ying Consulting. We need to expand our contact base and finalise a few of the big projects that we have been working on. One of them includes translating a book and then getting that published and distributed through out China. It is quite an exciting project and we are looking forward to getting the author to China for the launch.

So, basically Sabrina runs the business and does all the work, I provide moral support and the really good creative ideas (and I cook) ;)

When we arrive I will be going to work, because we need the income - most of Ying Consulting projects are long term with the exception of some short term translation and consulting work.

This Section of the Blog - So - you want to move to Shanghai? will be mostly written by me (Brad) and will be all about me looking for a job, starting work, trying to find a place to live, dealing with culture shock, learning the language and learning how to survive and enjoy Shanghai. I hope that one day it will act as a guide for other people who plan to go to Shanghai that have no knowledge - maybe some of my mistakes and lessons and snippets of wisdom will help guide you on your way. If there is anything particular that you want to know or find out - just leave a comment.

So the journey of a 1000 miles begins with this first step here today! I hope to see you in Shanghai one day in the not too distant future.

Brad

Comments

[Micah]

Cool! Added you to my list of Shanghai weblogs...

http://bloglines.com/public/msittig

[Brad]

Hi Micah,

Thanks for adding us into the list - I hope we can provide you with some interesting and fun articles!

Cheers,

Brad

[Elisa]

Dear Brad and Sabrina,
I'm italian and I'm thinking to come in shangai to get information for my thesis, 3-4 months.I really would like to do that but I don't have idea how to realize it,I'm searching for every info I can about shangai!Your blog is magic for everyone like me!You gave so many importants and usefull informations!Thank you so much,I finally had an idea about shangai!Maybe we will meet there one day!If I manage in my plan I'll tell you!Many kisses from Bologna-Italy