West Lake Tranquility
West Lake has been famous for its beauty for many centuries. Even Marco Polo expounded on its beauty on his visit during the 13th century. It has also been the inspiration behind many an artist and poet. I can see why, can't you?
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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. ... [read more]
For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. ... [read more] Blog: #8 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College-May Madness
Date: May 7th 2006
The weeks have flown by and it's time for a well-earned break. We worked all the previous weekend, so as to have 7 consecutive days off. The students were very excited, as many of them had planned to go home to see their families and friends for the first time since Spring Festival Holidays in early February. The first week of May is known as one of China's "Golden Weeks", the others being in t ... read more
Date: May 7th 2006
The weeks have flown by and it's time for a well-earned break. We worked all the previous weekend, so as to have 7 consecutive days off. The students were very excited, as many of them had planned to go home to see their families and friends for the first time since Spring Festival Holidays in early February. The first week of May is known as one of China's "Golden Weeks", the others being in t ... read more
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At the end of 2004, after seven years of "semi-retirement" from full time teaching I was ready to "reinvent" myself. The question - what to do?
I have taught in various fields at Secondary Schools and at TAFE colleges over a period of around 25 years full-time and seven years part-time, and also created and managed a small merchandising business during my "semi-retirement". In addition, I am an avid traveller who has backpacked to various parts of the world over a period of about 30 years. TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) seemed a natural choice. Decision made.
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