Hi everybody!!!!! I am finally on holiday for Christmas! lol!!! China doesn't celebrate xmas, so there was no holiday - but we do get 5 weeks off for Chinese New Year... so this is the start of Emma's adventures into Indonesia and Malaysia!! woop woop!!! After a teary 2 o'clock departure (i was sad to say goodbye to friends and boyfriend - i know, im an emo flim ... haha) I have now been in Singapore for a 12 hour stop over before my final flight to Denpasar, B...

Hello everyone, Jin nian Kuai le (happy new year)!! I hope everyone had a great time sending off 2011 in style!! I was in cold cold Harbin (the very northern part of China) with my friend Gina and 8 other people all on the same tour as me! I had a fantastic time, and have shared many of my pictures in the photo section of the blog!! Walking in a Winter Wonderland: First of all, I must say that it's a wonder we even managed to go to Harbin, as the Chinese g...

Hi everyone, Hope everything is good in the UK, and hope everyone is feeling the festive spirit!!! It is so odd to think that it is Christmas already, I can't believe I have been here for over 4 months!! To my surprise I do feel quite festive, as there is lots of holiday cheer at school in the international section. We have exchanged secret santa gifts, and we had a celebratory performance on Friday. My students danced to Jingle bell rock, and they were very c...

Hey amigo'sHope everyone is good in the UK, its started getting super cold here. I've never experienced cold like this before, it goes right through to your bones. The winds are so brutal, they are coming all the way from Russia and Mongolia. Apparently it gets even colder than this as well :( Today it actually snowed!!! How exciting! There is less than an inch - but it made everything look so beautiful!!! Its lucky that I invested in so much winter clothing.. I ...

Ni hao!! Hope everyone is good! Its November 17th here~ woop woop! 1 more day till my birthday!!! We have plans to go to KTV (big karaoke bar across the road from my house) and then go out clubbing! Can't wait!! This week seems to have gone super fast, I guess its all the childish excitement I have stored for my birthday!!! LAST WEEKEND: Last weekend I decided to go out on the town Friday and Saturday night, as I hadn't been out in ages!! My friends reccomended a...