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My China Experience in Hangzhou, Haida review.

Daily Life, Teaching English in China, TEFL Schools and Reviews May 31, 2017 Tom & Eleri

Hey Everyone, I’m writing this for my girlfriend and I who spent a year in Hangzhou working for Greentown Yuhua School via the Haida agency. I’ve put it into sections which I hope is helpful. Hangzhou specifically, China generally: Great (frequently weird, in a good way) Greentown Yuhua School: The middle school was great, the kindergarten not so much (more detail below). I gave Ben’s email to the school’s foreign teacher recruiter – hopefully going directly through the school will eliminate the issues we had with the agency. Haida Agency: Fairly bad Longer review: General stuff: Our flat was lovely,…

First Leap English, Beijing & Shenyang

Beijing, Chinese Places, Daily Life, Inspiration, Preparation, Teaching English in China, TEFL Schools and Reviews March 14, 2017 Lewis Bly

Hi! My name is Lewis. I’m originally from the UK, born and raised in a small city called Bath, located in the South West of England. The intention of this blog is to give you an honest insight of my first couple of months in China. I will describe from my own perspective and I’ll try to be as honest as I can. I would describe my first week in China as ‘dangerously interesting’. When I say that now, it was a learning curve for me. But when I first came, I had difficulties in terms my contract with my…

IMPORTANT CHINESE FESTIVALS

Teaching English in China March 3, 2017 Olivia McDonald

During your time in China, you can expect to experience some of their many festivals, here is a short list outlining the four most important! From their history to their traditions, this will give you a brief understanding of the basics. Spring Festival The spring festival aka the Chinese New Year celebrates the beginning of a new year. Vibrant, glowing oranges take precedence and stand centre stage alongside striking traditional dress wear that draws the eye of all those around. Rich pinks feature as a homage to blooming flowers, but the major colour here is a brilliant bright red; with…

HOW TO SPEND YOUR TIME IN CHINA

Teaching English in China February 27, 2017 Olivia McDonald

During your time in China, you will have free time outside of preparing lessons and teaching, so here is a short list of suggestions on how to keep busy and learn more about this wonderful country! Learn the Language One of the fundamental things to know when in China is the language. So why not spend some of your free time mastering Mandarin? Some of the best apps to use for this are: Pleco – a free offline dictionary that you can also use to take pictures of unfamiliar words and gain an instant translation Skritter – an app to…