Crazy does not begin to describe this day! September 1st 2016 - First day at new job and moving day. After making sure I was fully packed the day before all I had to do in the morning was get dressed, meet Destry, take our suitcases over to the company building for the day, and go to work. All before 8am!! Once at work we were told how our day would go 8 - 8:20 - Wave hello 8:20 - 8:40 - Morning Exercise 9 - 10 - First class, teach for half an hour, spend the rest of the time in class 10:30 - 11:30 Second class teach for half an hour, spend the rest of the time in class 12 - 2 - Lunch 2:45 - 3:45 Third class teach for half an hour, ... read more

I'm finally in Asia! After arriving late afternoon the evening before and making it to my hostel, I decided the best thing to do would be to go out and explore. See if I could find the office building I needed for tomorrow. When my alarm went off at half 7am I felt dreadful. I had defiantly NOT slept enough and jet lag was happening, even now 11 months in I still wonder if I'm fully over the time difference. Knowing where the office was that I needed to go to I set off with all my documents. I needed a visa to get in to China. I knew the office didn't open until 9 but after doing research I read that it could have long cues if you went to late. So by 8:15am I ... read more

So I thought the best place to start would be before I made the move. Why did I make the move? Why China? Why teaching? Well the last question is easier to answer. I love children and always have. My educational and professional background is all Child based. My college Btec is Childcare Learning and Development my University Degree is Children and Young People. Previous jobs include working in nurseries and schools as a Teachers Assistant and a 1:1. I've always wanted to work with children and knowing I could do it while seeing new parts of the world... I just had too! A lot of people I've met here have said how difficult it was to make the move, how nervous they were. For me I didn't have anything like that. Yes I was leaving ... read more