Flipping Classrooms
The word 'change' is on the tip of everyone's tongue. Living in Guangzhou, I am witnessing this first-hand. Business models are evolving and people are adopting new methods to satisfy previously expected productivity levels. Exercise [...]
Once Upon a Time… in China: The Trials and Tribulations of Being a Movie Fan in the Middle Kingdom
One of the things I was most worried about when coming to China, back when I first ventured here in late 2016, was whether I would still be able to get my movie fix. For [...]
Learning to Teach: Mistakes I’ve Made in TEFL
For many of us, TEFL is our first time working as a teacher. This makes our experience exciting; while terrifying, invigorating; while exhausting, and above all, novel in every way. Sure, we complete a TEFL [...]
Travel in Uncertain Times
The journey began in Busan, South Korea - my intended travel destination for the Chinese New Year. What I discovered was a delicious collection of cute coffee shops, art galleries, ancient temples on coasts, and [...]
Streets in Remission: A Chinese City in Recovery
It's a surreal experience, seeing the rest of the world enter a state of lockdown and self-quarantine, just as China begins to dial back its own government-imposed measures. As the epicentre of the Coronavirus outbreak, [...]
Quarantine Procedures for ESL Teachers Entering China
Updated: 27th March China will Temporarily Close Border to Foreigners from Saturday, 28th March In a measure to reduce the number of imported cases of COVID-19 China will temporarily not be allowing most foreigners in [...]
Into the Unknown: A Crash Course in Online Teaching
We're going to have to move online. We had heard the rumours and feared the worst, but many of us had hoped it would all blow over – that this was all a flash in [...]
Living Alongside the Coronavirus in China
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard about the Coronavirus. Known as Covid-19, this virus causes respiratory symptoms and in severe cases can lead to death. Originating in [...]
How to Build Up a Social Network when You’re New to Shanghai (or China)
Moving to a new place is about 50% excitement and 50% anxiousness under the best of circumstances. When you don’t know anyone that anxiety can really take off and make it hard to enjoy a [...]
Avoiding Controversy and Stimulating Debate in the Classroom
 Some teachers love to teach children. I dread it. A lot. I’m not saying that children are not lovely, but I have the misfortune of being a person who gets bored extremely easily. Couple [...]
