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Flippin’ Penguins At The Ttc Graduation Meal!
It doesn’t seem five minutes ago since we here at TTC were stood waving signs around in high spirits at the airport, waiting eagerly to collect our interns for their month training period in Beijing and all of a sudden it seems to be drawing to a close! But put your handkerchiefs away, for our […]
MoreChoosing China!
My name is Joshua Boyer. Early this year, I decided that I was tired of the everyday life in Canada, and wanted something new! I finished post-secondary school in May, and received my Computer Systems diploma. I was tired of wasting time during the summer, so I immediately started research on popular destinations that I […]
More“if You Want The Things You’ve Never Had, You Have To Do The Things You’ve Never Done”
Welcome to China. After a long first day in the classroom, the interns gathered for dinner outside their dormitory chatting and mingling. Talking about the first day of school in China, what they had learnt and how they were going to use it in 4 weeks time! Arriving at the restaurant the interns soon took […]
More2 Down, 2 To Go!
We at ImmerQi enjoy Yasmin Elkin’s blog, the story of the lovely girl who got engaged on a Teach & Travel China tour day! We thought we would re-visit her adventures in between Hangzhou and Qingdao and also remind you to read her blog as its great! Prisoners! Prisoners in our hostel no thanks to […]
MoreChina TTC’ers Living On The Edge
It feels like only yesterday, I, along with many other brave souls ventured into the hustling & bustling streets of Beijing, China. And might I say, what a fantastic start to the China trip it has been! Already started making some great friends… exploring the city, picking up some of the language, learning the ways […]
MoreEnd Of An Era
Some heartfelt words from the TTC team, who are preparing to wave goodbye to another fantastic group of teacher interns. As the teaching semester is coming to a close, TTC’ers from Shenzhen to Chengdu to Shenyang are beginning to plan their next move. Some will be returning home to see missed family and friends, others […]
MoreAaron Gordon: An Unexpected Journey
As the summer of 2012 ended, Aaron Gordon, a Teach & Travel China intern in 2010, finished a year of Volunteering at a Peace and Reconciliation centre in Northern Ireland. At this point, some would choose to work, some would choose to study something but not Aaron who simply stated ‘I think I’m going to […]
MoreTeaching Is Difficult, But Always Worth It!
For the TTC participants it can be difficult to get used to teaching and some days the combination of being so far from home and having to take on a lot of responsibility as a teacher can be a heavy weight, but in the end it is all worth it! As one TTC intern tells, […]
MoreNorth By North East
The only thing I felt hesitant about was the one question in my mind “would I make a good teacher?” Leaving the U.K wasn’t a difficult decision to make, the only thing I felt hesitant about was the one question in my mind “would I make a good teacher?” I had taught informally before, offering […]
MoreAaron Gordon: There And Back Again
And so to the conclusion of Aaron’s epic tale… Aaron Gordon, a former intern of the Teach & Travel China program, made a life changing decision upon completing a volunteer project. His road so far had taken him through Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Croatia and Italy, to read about the first part of his journey click […]
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