abistone's Blog


Im Booked!

Whoo hoo! Im all booked and ready to start learning.  Im so excited.  But there's so much to do, got to send off my application pack by the end of this weekend and Im heading to London on Saturday for an Info Talk Day with i-to-i so if anyone else is going id love to hear from you.  Maybe we could meet up for a drink and share our thoughts on the whole thing?? Also,...
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Saving up.....

Right then, £220.00 squid so far..... only £780.00 left to save by end of Feb! No nights on the town or cinema for me then! :) xx Anyone thought about learning a bit of Mandarin before they go? Maybe just the basics like 'hello' 'how are you?',  'Thank you' and 'Good-Bye' ???  Just thought it might be polite to know a few words.  Otherwise I'm sure I'll end up saying "Konnichiwa" to my new students by mistake!...
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China Internship Here I Come!!

Hi all, Im seriously considering the China Internship in August - right now its just a case of funding so as soon as I have the money Im booking !! :) if anyone else is thinking of going Id love to hear from you. It'd be great to network with some people before going and to hear that im not the only one who's feeling nervous/excited/anxious etc :) I live in East Anglia and will...
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