Each year one of our long-term teachers posts a regular blog about their experience living and teaching in their city. Stay up to date with our bloggers here, or head over to the Teacher Interviews page to find out more about participants from our other programmes.
Food and the Dining Experience in China
By Amy Penny, Teacher in Suzhou, 2019-Present Some of the biggest differences that I’ve come across so far during my time [...]
My First Few Weeks in China
By Amy Penny, Teacher in Suzhou, 2019-Present I have just begun my fourth week living in China (my third week of [...]
Living in Suzhou: My Thoughts so Far
By Tom, State School Teaching Programme in Suzhou, 2019-present I moved to China about a month ago now, and despite [...]
My Homestay Experience in Shanghai
By Rhiannon Parnell, Homestay Programme Participant in Shanghai, 2018 I recently spent 2 months in Jiading – a suburb of [...]
My Thoughts and Feelings Before Moving to China
By Amy Penny, Teacher in Suzhou, 2019-Present My name is Amy and I will be moving to Suzhou, China to [...]
How to Overcome Homesickness in China
Homesickness. A definition does not quite do it justice. Grammatically speaking, the Oxford dictionary defines it as “experiencing a longing [...]
Christmas, New Year and Winning an Award
By Erin Nyland, teacher in Shanghai 2018-19 It’s been a busy but especially memorable lead up to 2018. It’s strange [...]
Nicole Comer: My First Month in China
By Nicole Comer, Primary School TEFL Training teacher, Beijing 2018/19 My name is Nicole Comer, and I am a primary [...]
What 3 Months Living in China has Taught me
By Erin Nyland, Teacher in Shanghai 2018-19 I have been living in China for 3 months now, which means that [...]
Erin Nyland: From Maidenhead to the Middle Kingdom
Hello everyone! My name is Erin Nyland, I am a 2018 graduate, and I am going to be an English [...]
Getting to know your Colleagues in China
One of the things that scared me the most about moving to China was not travelling or teaching related at [...]
Getting to Know Your Students
The best thing about working in a private school is undoubtedly the chance to get to know your students really [...]