In a climate where more people are competing for the same jobs, and more people have degrees than ever, how can you make yourself stand out when you don’t have a degree? At 21 I had dropped out of university twice. The only thing I seemed to be good at was giving -up. To rub
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The Politics of Teaching English in China
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it
WEST LAKE – CHINA’S MOST FAMOUS LAKE
Described by Marco Polo as “the finest and most beautiful city in the world” Hangzhou still offers a glimpse of old China despite the attention it receives from a swarm of tourists. Its midst shrouded shores are lined with landscape gardens, pagodas, teahouses and classic pavilions with names like Moon Lake and Calm Lake to
FACES OF CHINA
I taught English to a wide group of people, ranging from age four to forty-four until my time came to return back to England. Everyone in China is eager to learn English and communicate with you, so being bombarded with thousands of faces a day is an expected norm for any foreigner – especially in a
JIU HUA BUDDHIST MOUNTAIN
If you love mountains but seek interaction with nature, culture and architecture, then Jiu Hua Sacred Buddhist Mountain in the Anhui province of China is the perfect place. Speaking of the mountain my guide said ”Many Buddhists come from all over the world and see this as a pilgrimage” as it is one of the four holy mountains of Chinese
SUZHOU AND SEX MUSEUM
Strikingly beautiful, with canals and dusty stone bridges, Suzhou is hailed ‘The Venice of the East’. But who would have thought that a place so conventionally ‘Chinese’ would have a rather naughty side just outside the city… With the saying “When in Rome” in mind, my friends and I decided that seeing Suzhou
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