Nigeria, Dec. 7 -- Rachel Drake is an African-American who migrated to China and then to Taiwan, where she teaches English. She shares her experience in this interview.

Ms Drake: My name is Rachel Drake. I was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi. I have a Bachelor of Arts in English Education and a Master's degree in English Literature and Teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages certificate (TESOL). My first love is my mother, and my second love is reading, which was taught to me by Mrs Rohani, an Iranian immigrant to the United States.

Vicksburg, my hometown, is absolutely beautiful and consists of rolling hills, berry trees, wild garlic sprouting up randomly in fields and Spanish moss that hangs over almost every tree, inviting pa...