Hi. FINAL BLOG Just a brief note to previous regular readers of my blog that I will not be writing an online blog this time. This is more to do with being culturally sensitive and doing anything which compromises my position in my new adopted country (China) than being lazy. Those of you who are family, friends and (current/former) work colleagues know how to get hold of me. I am on skype, email and facebook - each of these are preferable and more reliable...

101. He sits. He waits. Tick follows tock. Will start the blog again in July. Watch this space.

Blog 100! I've passed my CELTA course and am now back in Wells-next-the-Sea. Spring is sprung and thoughts are turning to my next job. Where will it be? Where and when will the next adventure begin? I've already applied for summer schools jobs in the UK and some positions on the Spanish mainland. I've updated and tailored my CV, as the old one still had some fairly irrelevant stuff on it. It was a very intensive course, which was stressful at times. The ...

It's March now. I am coming to the end of my intensive CELTA (English Language Teaching for Adults) course in Norwich. It has been a remarkable, enjoyable, rollercoaster ride. It has also been life changing. It is incredible... the confidence I am feeling now compared to 2 months ago, when I came back from South Korea with my tails between my legs, panic attacks and all. The long winter months, fuelled by walks through the pinewoods in Wells and Facebook Scr...

I am back in Wells, having completed 12 months in South Korea. I am taking time out before the next adventure begins... wherever that might be. I am still trying to come to terms with what happened the second time around. I am determined, however, not to let it put me off teaching English as a career. In fact, I have signed up for a Cambridge CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching for Adults). I passed the interview on 18 December and have been offe...