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I’ve finished teaching kids, possibly forever. On Sunday I “taught” six last classes, each one involving a couple of games and a protracted awards ceremony. For the last half hour of each class the parents were allowed into the classroom. … Continue reading →

New year, new influenza. The first week of the new year has seen the greater part of the foreign teaching staff bed-ridden with assorted Chinese variations of the winter flu. My turn came in the middle of last week, though … Continue reading →

I never really write about work in here any more, mainly because it’s become routine, like work always does I suppose. Routine is better than stress by all accounts, so I suppose I should be content. Weekends are still not … Continue reading →

This morning I woke up, thought “why have I woken up at 2am,” then heard my alarm clock going off and realised that it wasn’t, and only five minutes more sleep was possible. Despite this it wasn’t a bad day. … Continue reading →

The constant rain of June has given way to almost unbearable heat over the last few weeks. When I’m not at home or at work I’m generally at the outdoor swimming pool next to the hotel down the road. I … Continue reading →

This week I’ve been taken off to various Primary schools around the city as a ‘language coach’ for children taking part in a drama competition. Each arrival is an event – the last school, a shiny new building located past … Continue reading →

I’ve been teaching an adult “business” class in the evenings and loving it. It’s like a little party where everyone has fun and I tell them all what to do and get paid for it. If I could do this … Continue reading →

I got a call from my school last weekend telling me I had been given more hours. The four new classes were at the middle school on the other end of town and each had fifty students. It was an … Continue reading →