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About Me
My name is Astrid Citralokam. But people just know me as Astrid. I am Indonesian and I am in China right now. My parents are about 3rd generation of Chinese, so I have Chinese face, but trust me that's all; I speak no Chinese and don't really like Chinese food. I am 22 years old. I'm graduated from Pelita Harapan University, which an international university in Indonesia. Since I was a kid, I like to learn language and I love to be a teacher one day. And that's what I am. I join this course to expand my ability to teach and master English language. Hope I can share as much as I can.
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Your source of all TEFL-related information... If you're thinking...
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AstridC said:
“I am in Indonesia right now. Will leave for China...”
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AstridC said:
“@Rin: there are 8 schools that are in EF Swara...”
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AstridC said:
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AstridC said:
“yeah, its ok now. i gave him a page of...”
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jamesreid said:
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TEFLTEFLTEFL said:
“Hey AstridC, just requested friendship with you! BTW I have...”
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victoriaa said:
“Is moving to China with no job expensive?”
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SamLennie said:
“How exciting! Your finally in China! Good luck with the...”
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essie101 said:
“Yeah, good luck and keep us posted!”
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honor said:
“Congratulations on getting to China Astrid - best of luck...”
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Spiwak432 said:
“Hey hun! I can help you with speaking and listening...”
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Rin said:
“Hi Astrid :) I am sure everything will fall into...”
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vlakapu said:
“hi astrid...how are you...nice to meet you....i can't believe my...”
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Rin said:
“Hi Astrid. Its a big step, moving away from your...”
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SamLennie said:
“Bet you're excited to go to China, i'm very jealous!...”
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rakini99 said:
“Makasih banyak Ibu Astrid”
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Rin said:
“Great comments Astrid. :) I'll definately watch out for EF...”
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Rin said:
“Oh my god! Thats awful Astrid! I'm glad Robert was...”
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Rin said:
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mahalath said:
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mahalath said:
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AlixM09 said:
“Hey, your right there, never trust people who withhold their number....”
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AlixM09 said:
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JaneLloyd said:
“Hi Astrid, have sent you a private message in response...”
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honor said:
“Lay down the law! Don't let him mess you around....”
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AlixM09 said:
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AlixM09 said:
“you'd be mad not to follow it up?”
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i-to-i said:
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robertclarke said:
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honor said:
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kallenfranchise said:
“Good luck on your job interview!”
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ibnusulhan said:
“Hi Astrid, I hope this isn't impossible. I'm a local...”
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honor said:
“'because we may know English better than those natives themselves'...”
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honor said:
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zainulabideenmk said:
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i-to-i said:
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robertclarke said:
“Welcome to TEFL Chalkboard Astrid!”
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Recent Blog Posts
Welcome to China
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- Jul 23, 2010
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Now, I am in China. Yes, I landed safely at BaiYun International Airport, GuangZhou, China on July 19, 2010. Now I live in Dongguan City, which is a nice city. With all my appearances, I blended with local people and NOBODY believes straight away that I cannot speak Chinese. I will speak Chinese, but not in my first day here. So every time they speak Chinese to me I just shake my head and tell...
Have I Lost My Mind?
- AstridC
- Jun 23, 2010
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The answer maybe yes. I am going to China this July. What makes me think that I have lost my mind about it? I am going there with nothing, only hope that there will be a school or a course would let me work there so I can apply for working visa. So far, no company wants to make deal before I am there. I have some offers but they need to see me first....
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| Teach in China Internship | China Internship Feb 2011 | hours ago | 9 |
| Teach in China Internship | How much money to last you the first month? | days ago | 1 |
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Log in to leave a comment or Create an accountHi,AstridC,
Let me introduce myself first, i am May from Malaysia and nice to meet you. I am also not a native speaker and just wondering if i can get a job after taking TEFL course. Your story is such an inspiration and encouragement for me. Be a native speaker is always one of the requirements in most of the country. Thus, is it the same in China? And how is your China internship?
All the Best
@ alix: my crazy student is fine now. i know he likes to draw and coloring. So I give him coloring pages or even a blank paper for him to draw every time he finished his book. and viola, he becomes the cutest boy.
Hi Astrid, how are you? I keep wondering how you are getting on with your difficult student. I felt sorry for you having him and the crazy doctor incident all together like that - stressful! Is it still such a trial with that pupil or are you getting anywhere with him?
I hope you've enjoyed your holiday, best of luck ;)
@ rin: hi denise, nice to meet you. well, actually we have some schools here that hire english native speakers. there are EF (english first) or a lot of international schools. myb for the schools you need degree in educations or more experience in teaching. but you can try as i'm not graduated from education also, but i think teaching is my passion.
for finding work, myb you can find it online or send your application to the school. i don't know much about hiring people from outside the country but it has to be the same like you hiring local people. usually they use agent to find one.
good luck with your job finding. love to know your progression, and i'm sorry i just replied now
Hey Astrid :)
How awesome it must be to hail from Indonesia!!
My name's Denise and me and my boyfriend are looking to complete a tefl in the next few months and teach in Indonesia or anywhere in SE Asia really. We are both British citizens but we don't hold degrees in teaching. What do you reckon our chances are in finding work?
Thanks :)
thx...hope i can learn a lot from the course and the sharing
Welcome to TEFL Chalkboard Astrid!
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