Today James and Rachel from the organisation in Beijing came to see me at home to talk about the outstanding issues. I told them I had the impression the teachers that were sent to Changchun were the only unlucky ones in this programme, me being the most unlucky of them all. Surprisingly for me, their answer was that they had been all over China talking to interns and trying to sort things out for them...

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I'm not well. I caught a cold on Saturday, stayed at home all day yesterday trying to get better but it was really cold in the house and I just felt worse and also struggled to sleep. This morning I didn't feel well to go to school. It's raining heavily and it's cold. I've got no umbrella and no proper winter clothes because I expected to be in the South. So I decided to stay...

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I had a great time during our trip to Inner Mongolia. It was a bit of a pity that the places we went, especially a kind of theme park in the desert, were quite touristy. I expected to see a wilder Inner Mongolia. However, I really enjoyed every minute of our time there. Hanging out with the cool people I had met in Beijing during our first week, go sightseeing and doing some activities was...

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Things are just getting better and better. I'm getting used to my working schedule although I need to get up so early and commute for so long. I'm off for a week now so I feel happy. As I mentioned before, I'm off to Inner Mongolia for a few days with other foreign teachers. I couldn't get a train ticket for last night or tonight so I'm travelling tomorrow night. It's a pity because I...

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Apart from working hard here, I have also experienced good things that filled me up with joy but all the bad times makes me forget it sometimes. When I go shopping to the small markets and interact with local people it's just a great experience - The way they talk to me, the way they look at me, the way we manage to communicate despite of the language barrier... Also, the kids at school are...

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I'm so happy some of the other teachers I know are going to the Inner Mongolia trip. I've been told the people that are in Harbin are going too and we might be on the same train. So I'll get to meet Tom and whoever else is there. The 24-hour train journey won't feel as long if I have someone to chat with. Crazy Mandy, nice Karina and happy Eliz will be there too. So...

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There's so much to tell about the August 2010 China Internship! Everything's been f**king crazy! The first week was brilliant. I was in Beijing. The first two days I was on my own then I met the other teachers from the i-to-i China Internship. There were 179 of us, I think. I hanged out with some of them. We had a great time. We went sightseeing in Beijing and organised a tour to the Great...

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