From Teaching in Nanjing to Exploring New OpportunitiesMy name is Adeel, and I recently found a job in China after a long and challenging search. I'm 34 years old and originally from Pakistan. Six years ago, I came to China to work as an English teacher in Nanjing. It was a good start, and I quickly adapted to life in this bustling city. I made some great friends like Faisal, who also came from Pakistan to work as a teacher. We often explored the city together, visiting places like the Confucius Temple and Xuanwu Lake. But as time went on, new regulations made it difficult for non-native English speakers like us to continue teaching.One day, my school informed me that my credentials didn't meet the new requirements, and they wouldn't renew my contract. I was devastated. However, when COVID-19 hit, everything changed. The school needed teachers desperately, so they extended my contract for another year. I switched to online teaching, which was a new experience for me. The lockdown and staying at home made me feel safer, otherwise we were warned of police crackeddown over non-qualified teachers. But as the pandemic started to ease, I received the dreaded news again—my contract wouldn't be extended. I knew I had to find a new job, but the job market in China was tough, especially for someone like me who wasn't from a native English-speaking country.