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Teaching Intern: Day Time Activities In Beijing
When you think about Beijing, these typical places probably spring to mind: Tiananmen Square, the Great wall, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and so on. If this is your first time in Beijing, by all means go and check out these places. You could even go to see ‘frozen Mao’ if you happen to […]
MoreTeaching Intern: Chinese Food
China has so much culinary goodness to offer I couldn’t even attempt to break it all down in one small article. Beijing alone has so many of its own fantastic dishes! The following are a few of my favourites which I returned to China knowing I wanted more of. However, I don’t even mention the […]
MoreTeaching Intern: Night Time Activities In Beijing
As Beijing is a massive city there is so much to do and see. Restaurants are plentiful and affordable and eating out is always an option, whichever cuisine you fancy. Night life is also buzzing and there are places to go every night of the week. Ask around locals or friends for their recommendations and […]
More10 Tips For Responsible Travel During Public Holidays
With the pending holiday coming up for National Week (dubbed Golden Week) ImmerQi’s CSR Team want you to use this opportunity to not only experience this miraculous country but also share and practice responsible and eco-friendly travel! Pack bio-degradable toiletries. The ground water you may be contaminating is not your own. Reuse your water bottles […]
MoreSalty Milk Tea And Other Inner Mongolian Adventures
During Golden Week last month, over 30 Teach and Travel interns and a handful of ImmerQi staff headed North to experience the best that Inner Mongolia has to offer. One of our intern managers Elena Sigacheva, herself a former Teach and Travel participant, shares the highs and lows of these eventful three days. Prepare for […]
MoreWhy Beijing Pollution Is Like Doctor Who
Beijing is a polluted place. We know this because it’s drummed into us by New York Times, BBC, CNN, Al Jazeera, basically by any media publication in the world for the last couple of years. The dreaded and much talked about Air Quality Index (AQI) tells us how bad it is each day and those […]
MoreTrains, Planes And Massive Crowds!
It doesn’t seem 5 minutes ago since this semester began and already there are holidays coming up! (It’s a hard life eh?) After all the confusion of working the weekends to make up for other days, teaching Fridays lessons on a Saturday and Mondays lessons on a Sunday, throw in 3 days off for the […]
MoreTaì Guì Le! (太贵了)
In the last 2 days the main focus of the Teacher Training was on Speaking and Pronunciation. For the Speaking classes the students played a game called ‘desert island pyramid’. The game goes like this: Each person has to write down 10 things they would take on a deserted island People form pairs and have […]
MoreCost Of Living In China
When planning to visit China it’s important to budget how much you will be spending so you can do all the things you plan, visit all the places you intend to go and not have to worry about money issues once you are here. What is the cost of living in China like? […]
MoreTransport In Beijing
In the past couple of years Beijing’s transportation infrastructure has expanded significantly. Among the many remodelling and architecture projects in Beijing in preparation for the Olympics, the Chinese government invested heavily in the transportation systems. If you are travelling to many destinations it is highly recommended you use the smartkart (Yikatong), which is a refillable […]
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