Okay.. hold on a second.. Im already over 3 months into this year away?! Cray how fast time is flying by here.. but Im still having the time of my life... So I left you all at the idea of us finally being able to spend one week in Shawan.. Well we actually successfully completed this... Recently I've been so drained and shattered, working everyday, tutoring after school, playing with the kids... its just non stop work at the minute.. not that I'm complaining! Th...

Well, a lot can happen in a month.. Since my last post about Kashgar so many things have happened, but I won't bore you with the nitty gritty details.. Coming back to Shawan was a great feeling, like returning home after a long holiday! So it was great to be back and in my own bed in our little apartment! And of course, we had little time to rest before we were back into the daily routine. Teaching is becoming funner the more confident I get, and the more I ge...

The start of October meant National Day, and National Day meant a week long holiday... Which was definitely well needed! On 28th September two of the other volunteers, Reece and Brian came to visit us in shawan and stay for a few days until we headed to kashgar! It was so great seeing them and getting to show them our new home! We ended up going to KTV on the Sunday night (bad idea as we had work the next day...) with some of our friends.. It was all going well u...

Well, I've officially been away from Ayr for a month now, which is crazy as it only feels like a week or so! We did eventually make it to Shawan after all the hoohah with our trains.. (See last blog post..) Upon arrival in Shawan we were greeted by two of the English teachers, who took us to our apartment and then out for dinner. We thought that we'd get to come home and simply rest, but no.. After closer inspection of our apartment we decided that a big clean up...

So I know it has been ages since I have updated, but life has been pretty hectic the last couple of weeks! It's official though, I am on china and Alive and well.. The first 10 days in china were spent in Beijing, which was definitely one of the best experiences of my life.. The journey to china took around 16 hours and stepping off the plane after that long journey was sure to be the best feeling, or maybe not when you're greeted by muggy hot weather! The first ...