I have noticed that in China there is a lot of wasted food especially when entertaining at these big round table banquets and it makes me really uncomfortable to leave the table with dishes half full of meat and vegetables. This is especially poignant in a place like Quannan where some children do not have… Read More »
There around 50 English teachers in the 4 primary schools in Quannan, Jiangxi and all but a few of them signed up for the free teacher training sessions from me and my colleague, Norman. We split the group into two and I gave them workshops on getting the children speaking and communicating in class. There… Read More »
A week away from Shanghai promised to be a breath of fresh air metaphorically and literally and I was up for it. I was promised a nice hotel and what I got was the only hotel in the town. Mind you it was a new building and not had time to get too dilapidated yet… Read More »