I am now a real Teacher! So I had my first lesson today and have another in about an hour! Wow that was nerve racking. But it was so much fun. I set the class a simple task of writing and introductory letter, describing themselves and their interests, whilst they were doing this I interviewed them one at a time in order to get a handle on their spoken English. My idea was that this would allow me to observe both their spoken and written english in the same ...

Sorry for not updating in a while but truth be told I haven't really done all that much in the last few days. I have my teaching schedule and begin on Monday at 7.55. whilst this may be a bit early I am quite excited to get stuck in. Also on a more pleasant note I have got my iPhone working and am very very pleased! I will update when something more exciting happens!

Today was pretty dull in comparison to the rest of my time here and was spent predominantly getting supplies for the flat with help from Yuri, Zhoyu and the eternal friend Wal-Mart! I am now completely stocked up on bleach, giant pot noodles and most importantly..... Beer! So all is right with the world! I did have one incident today, again inspired by animals. As I was walking past a university building I saw some children with a puppy wrapped in a blanket tr...

Yesterday I gave my first English lesson. It was only an unofficial private lesson but I still feel it was an accomplishment and was told I was very good at teaching. Considering that after the lesson the same girl said I was very fat and need to play basket ball or buy a bike I think she can be trusted for being honest! Yuri, as well as being a student is also what roughly translates as a Student Master (more like leader) and is therefore very busy because she ...

Sorry I haven't updated in a couple of days but have been very, very busy. On Sunday I was relaxing reading in the sun when I was accosted by a group of Chinese people who wanted to practice their English. They were all reasonably good and communication was not an issue. After an hour or so of pestering me with questions about English they turned their attention to Chinese, which is practically non-existent. For the rest of the day we hung about in the half...