And so it begins... Today I finally had my first lesson! I was a little suprised, to say the least, as I thought I wasn't going to start teaching until Wednesday or Thursday. Me and Zoe sauntered cooly into the office at 9 'o' clock this morning, and were suddenly told that we were both teaching a lesson this afternoon, to approximately fourty 13-14 year olds. EEK!!! PANIC!!! So much for being prepared, eh? I had to quickly ammend my lesson plan and create a pow...

Ni hao Xintai! Me and Zoe have been in Xintai for 3 days now and are having a great time! On Saturday we got picked up from the hotel by a lovely guy called King, who is the manager of our school. He told us a lot more about our placement and it's great to finally find out some more information. I will be teaching in both a private language school and a normal state school here in China, which means I will get to teach mixed age groups with both small and l...

Ni hao Beijing! So, after 6 months of waiting, day-dreaming and working in a s***ty call centre to save up money, I finally arrived in Beijing on Tuesday morning! Whoop whoop! I have ventured to China to embark on a 4 and a half month teaching internship - though I only discover where and who I am teaching once I arrive, a rather daunting prospect! For the first 5 days I am staying at the Mayor's House Hotel on the outskirts of the city, with approximately 117 o...