After our days of being tourists were over, we travelled to a lovely hotel in a different part of Beijing in preparation for our 2 weeks teaching at a English Summer Camp. The hotel had actual beds and everything you could possibly need; toothbrushes, bottles of water, gas masks and torches in case of a fire - you know, the essentials. Getting into our room proved quite a challenge. After Emily (The volunteer I was sharing a room with) and I struggled up to our ...

The first few days have certainly been...interesting. I have been putting off writing this blog for ages as it seemed like an impossible task, how do I summarise some of the most amazing days of my life into a easy-read blog? Well, I'll finally attempt to give it a try. The journey started off with 6 of us being upgraded to Emarites business class from Dubai to Beijing and I was fortune enough to be one of them! As the 6 of us who had been upgraded jumped up and...