It's the start of the busiest 2 days of the week! My class this morning were such a handful, I didn't have a teaching assisstant with me, and it was so difficult to get across what I wanted them to do. Such cheeky little ones in that class! Got round to it anyway, and it wasn't too bad :) Got another 2 hour class at 1pm, then another at 3.45. Busy busy. Tomorrow is the same, but then Monday is BEIJING time :D I'm very excited to do the touristy thing, I have to ...

First day off and I think I spent it wisely!! Paul and I walked allll around Jinan city, and man do my feet hurt! Took some good pictures though, and I'll hopefully be able to upload some soon :) We booked tickets to go to Beijing for the day on Monday, so that's definately something to look forward to! I'm hoping to get to the Great Wall, that would MAKE my day! Got 3 days of busy teaching coming up, as the weekends are the school's busy days. But that'll be g...

Just to say, the little kids - are amazing. That was without doubt the best hour that I've spent here, and I'm so glad most of my time will be with the younger kids. They are brilliant. Eager to learn, and totally smiley - a nice difference from some of the stroppy British brats i've seen! Brilliant.

Paul and I just went on a little day-time tour of some of Jinan, it's such a huuuuge city. They have a bit of a sanatation problem though, it's quite dirty and some of the smells that linger are beyond gross. It's rush-hour at the moment and the roads are MANIC. I'm lucky to escape with my life sometimes. The roads are so wide, and there's just so much of the traffic... and the beeping is something you wouldn't believe. I though Hurgarda was bad in Egypt, here it...

Ni Hao :) Halfway through my first day of teaching and I think it's going ok, I'm finding it difficult to speak slowly though, and those who know me will know why!! But I hope they're not completely lost. At least I've had a good conversation with some of the kids. This is a 'Get Ready' class, for people who are either about to travel abroad, or who just want to build on their existing knowledge of English. There's a guy who's going to Plymouth to study for at ...