Perhaps you didn't come to China for those reasons and perhaps those positions where people can and do benefit from working with other professionals in their field would not be suitable for you nor dare i say available to you. Whatever your reasons are they are your own and if you can find a job or working holiday as you put it that can meet your expectations then good for you. I'm sure you'd agree that it's better to be in a position where you are happy.

I do hate it these days where every old tom dick or harry lays claim to being a professional. The word professional is certainly bandied about. Even the new employee in the public latrines will be told he's a professional- and that he shouldn't leave his mop and bucket unattended in the urinal because it is not very professional. No,you, we are not professionals. A professional wouldn't have the time to talk crap on this site like we do. You "teach" oral English like I do.