About Me

My name is Stephen Cronin. I’m Australian and I’ve lived in China, UK and USA.

I first came to China on a holiday in 2002 and loved it. I quickly made the decision to return later the same year to teach English. Since then, I’ve lived in China on and off, spending a total of more than 3 years here.

I currently live in Hebei in northern China, with my family, where I teach ICT to Chinese students who hope to study at an Australian university.

My professional background is in the software industry. I have another blog, More Than Scratch The Surface, where I discuss blogging, WordPress and web development.

About JobsInChina.com

I’ve long wanted to write about my experiences in China, but didn’t have a suitable outlet. After launching my first blog (on web development) in May 2007, it was only a matter of time before I created a blog related to China.

I’ve owned the jobsinchina.com domain name since 2004. My original intention was to create a website listing jobs available in China. I was too busy, time passed and the opportunity was lost.

Rather than let the domain name lay idle, I decided to use it for this blog. I plan to cover all things related to China, including daily life, culture, travel, news and my own experiences, but with the focus on issues related to living and working in China.

Thanks to Terence Chang, my good friend from The Internet Entrepreneur Diary, for coming up with the tagline: Work, Travel, Have Fun, Live and Survive in China.