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Kung Fu in China Weeks Twenty-One and Twenty-Two

Sun, 19 Jan 2014 | By korric | Views [983] | Comments [3]

Another Mantis student, Ian, and I were practicing an application, and it wasn't quite right. We were doing something wrong but weren't sure what it was. He mentioned that there should be a manual. This application was part of a form that we were both ... Read more >

Tags: china, martial arts

Mind over Matter

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 | By oryxx | Views [810]

One of the things I notice when I teach piano to adults is how people get in the way of their learning. People will say they’ve wanted to learn piano for years and it’s a dream come true to be starting lessons, but all too often they stop because ... Read more >

Things I never thought I would see / do in China...

Thu, 7 Aug 2008 | By simsy | Views [794] | Comments [1]

They say expect the unexpected, but how was I supposed to expect these things? :) washing my clothes by hand sleeping on a bamboo mat sharing a bed with 3 other girls meeting the leaders of a real HC using an automatically flushing squatty potty ... Read more >

Week 3 - Time to Practice

Sun, 25 Aug 2013 | By aussie_ange | Views [693]

Week 3 was upon us and it was time to get into the classrooms and start teaching practice. We were split into groups of four, and given our age groups. I had Agnes, blonde Marcus, Andreas and myself, and we would have to prepare lessons for 12-13 ... Read more >

Tags: bye phone, china, english, students, teacher, teaching practice

First Evening in Beijing

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 | By jmleslie | Views [545]

Last evening we arrived in Beijing international airport, and I must say that I was not impressed with the security provided by the PSB. I half expected to be stripped searched when I got here. We had to fill out a certificate of health, provide information ... Read more >

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China

Wed, 1 Nov 2017 | By mikeccarson | Views [512]

I was pleased to board the Air China flight to Chengdu which took off in rain and landed in rain and fog. It felt like come home to London with friendly passengers not all of whom could speak English next to me on the plane. Chengdu is a massive airport ... Read more >

Three days of mourning

Tue, 20 May 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [474]

The flags are out again, this time at half staff. The Chinese government declared three days of mourning for the victims of the Sichuan Earthquake disaster. There are Big Character signs (these are signs posted around China usually in red and white ... Read more >

On Chinese Young People

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 | By bodiekern | Views [447]

Chinese kids are friendly, patient, attentive, helpful and tolerant. They don't spray paint stupid monikers in public places. They don't impose their musical tastes on you from static-thumping vehicular serenity annihilators. They are happy with the ... Read more >

Hong Kong part One

Tue, 6 Oct 2015 | By zioned | Views [357]

Hong Kong – it is one of those anomalies of a city. You wonder how it can exist. Buildings shooting to the sky – apparently covering every inch of the small island space available. The ultimate in high end glitzy shopping – Prada, Louis ... Read more >

Yangshuo

Tue, 19 May 2015 | By sheartravels | Views [133] | Scholarship Entry

If you are traveling around China, head to Guilin! Try an overnight train for a real experience! Although Guilin is a hotspot in China, it is definitely only the entry point to the much more beautiful and eclectic place of Yangshuo. You can simply walk ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship