Category: Meet China
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National Week in Guangzhou 2017
China celebrates the birth of the new China every October 1. It’s the big holiday during the fall semester, and most people have a week off to celebrate. It’s also a hugely crazy travel time, and buying tickets can be so difficult. This is my third year to celebrate the Chinese National holiday and it’s…
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Welcome to Kindergarten in China!
School started on September 1 here in China and that’s when I became a teacher to 31 little three and four-year-olds at a kindergarten in Guangzhou, China The first few weeks of school we spent time helping the students adjust to being away from their parents and establishing a routine – showing them where to…
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5 Reasons You Should Visit Guangzhou
“WE’RE IN GUANGZHOU THE CITY OF DREAMS!!” It’s my catchphrase for Guangzhou and it’s a tad dramatic, but I love this city. I first visited Guangzhou last year when I went to see my friend Sharon, a Chinese student who studied at Harding in the US at the same time as me. Guangzhou is the…
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Common Questions Asked By My Chinese Students
The fall semester has officially started! I’m teaching 7 freshman Oral English classes this year, all of them at the new campus. I totally forgot how exciting and overwhelming the first week of classes is, for both me and my students! I have almost 200 new faces and names to remember, and most of them…
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Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! ” For Chinese families, it’s a day we stick together and enjoy a great time… We can look back on the past and look forward to the future together.” China celebrated its Mid-Autumn Festival this past weekend, a holiday that has been a Chinese tradition for over 3,000 years. It is also…
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10 Tips For Living In China
I don’t think it’s possible to fully be prepared for all the bizarre and beautiful things you’ll experience in China until you’re actually in China, but here’s a few tips I can give you to help if you come live here (or if you’re just curious what an American’s life in China looks like). This…