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Aqua Therapy
This morning I was asked to go along to a session held by the orphanages’ Special Education Trainer where she was to train staff in the benifits of Aqua Therapy. I’m not the strongest swimmer and to be quite honest i haven’t been in a swimming pool for years but never one to refuse a […]
MoreAccents, Arts And Egg Fried Rice
I was a little sleepy this morning and it was hard to get out of bed! I think the last few days of taking everything in had caught up with me, but nether the less, it was the third day in a row where I had woken up excited about the day ahead! I assisted […]
MoreGetting Into The Swing Of Volunteering!
I woke up this morning, not to the sound of honking horns blasting through my bedroom window (got to love Beijing rush hour traffic) but to the sound of chickens clucking. It took me a while to remember where I was and I only really remembered when I looked out the window to see fields, […]
MoreCats & Dogs For Dinner
From feeling so far away to feeling at home. One interns story from beginning to end. I’m 20 years old and graduated from high school in summer 2009. After 13 years of school I didn’t want to go to university straight away. I looked for something different, an adventure. I decided on trying interning as […]
MoreHospitality Intern – It’s Fine As Long As You’re Still Breathing!
Culture Shock? It’s fine you’re still breathing I’ve been in Beijing for almost three days and the initial sense of unease has yet to dissipate. Arriving here was no small task, involving a total of 3 flights and about 16 hours of travel from my home country Zimbabwe, replacing my usual vintage of social jetlag […]
MoreWhy Study Mandarin?
Mandarin is becoming more and more useful and the reasons are all very different as to why people study it. The world’s most widely spoken language and yet travel to most countries outside of Asia and you wouldn’t know it. The US and UK have recently made Mandarin an optional subject at most schools along […]
MoreKindergarten Teaching
The most important thing, no matter what age you are teaching – remember to smile! Everyone’s kindergarten experience will be different, due to the age of the kids, the location of the school and what is expected of you in the classroom. I had 2 kindergarten lessons, once a week. A class with 4/5 year […]
MoreA Participant’s Perspective On The Benefits Of Interning
Why do an internship in China? I thought I’d make a list of all the good things about it so that you no longer have to hesitate, just do it! Living abroad is great! There is nothing as rewarding as living abroad for a while. The challenge of creating a life somewhere else in the […]
MoreHappiness Through Helping!
As the bus began to depart from the orphanage I felt truly privileged to be able to say that, if only for one day, I got to be a part of it. During the summer I volunteered at the orphanage as part of my company’s team building activity, knowing very little about the orphanage or […]
MoreFrom China, With Love…
With a wide-open mind and a lust for adventure it’s hard not to fall in love with China My boyfriend Joe and I have been living in China for 3 months now and wow, what an adventure we are having!! From climbing the Great Wall, to learning how to teach a class of tiny three […]
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