Have Yourself a Merry Chinese Christmas
By Shawn Wright, Teacher in Nanjing 2019 – 2020 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Nanjing. Almost [...]
Staying Busy in Xiamen
Eight weeks ago to the day, I arrived in Xiamen. That said, it has absolutely flown by. I have been [...]
Why Do the Chinese Give Apples Around Christmas?
Christmas is not typically celebrated in China, since only a small percentage of the population are Christians. That said, no [...]
Escaping the Cold Chinese Winter
By Shawn Wright, Teacher in Nanjing 2019 – 2020 The first trip after Golden Week was a weekend getaway to [...]
What you should consider before teaching in China
When it comes to choosing your teaching placement in China, it’s important you get it right. Though with a wealth [...]
How to prepare for the Beijing TEFL Training Camp
By Amy Warmington, teacher in Beijing 2017/2018 Hi, my name is Amy and I was a foreign language teacher in [...]
My Tips for Travelling During Golden Week
By Shawn Wright, Teacher in Nanjing 2019 – 2020 Around 1 month into the school year there is a 1-week [...]
How to Prepare for your First Lesson in China
As former foreign teachers, we know that moving to China and starting a new role can be nerve wracking. But [...]
Adjusting to My New Life in China
By Shawn Wright, Teacher in Nanjing 2019 – 2020 A couple of months have passed now since I arrived in [...]
What is the Gaokao
China’s notoriously difficult College Entrance Exam has made international headlines in recent years owing to its brain-scrambling difficulty and the [...]
A School Trip to the Amusement Park
By Erin Nyland, teacher in Shanghai 2018-19 I’m sure if you ask anyone about their most memorable moments of primary [...]
Chinese National Holidays (aka days off)
The Chinese workplace is notorious for offering workers an astonishingly low number of annual leave days. Fortunately, this isn’t the [...]