I got invited by a primary school to tell a bit about myself in English, I was hosting a New Year's show and I was interviewed afterwards by the local TV station as a promotion for the city and advertisement for the English school. On Friday one of the elementary schools in Hanshan had their New Year's party with some performances of their students and teachers. Because some of the students who are going to this English school come from this elementary school, t...

The past few days I have been in Hanshan, a small village further to the south. It is a little and a cozy village and the job that I have is very relaxed. It has been a new and good experience so far. Sunday afternoon, on Christmas day, I took the train from Jinan to Chaohu and then the taxi brought me to Hanshan. I met up with the owner of the school and the head teacher and then I gave a little introduction to one of the classes. Later we went out for dinner a...