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Hmmmm i hate these things,, well Im Sophia, Im 24, Im just started on my round the world adventure- 4 years in total! Ive planned to stay away from the UK for as long as possible due the amount of people i murdered and to escape my student loan... 
Not really ;) I'm just trying to get the most out of life after slogging my guts off at uni for 5 years and qualifying in Architecture, to finish uni at the time of the recession; ie no jobs! Soooo doing my TEFL was the most logical step. Plus I absolutely love children.. I think i relate to them in a fantastic way- crazy singing, crazy dancing and seeing their progress when they've learn't something new is far more rewarding than anything else I've ever done!
My mum is Venezuelan so Ive always had this desire to travel and see the world, and I love to learn new languages, although I'm terrible at learning unless I live in the actual country ;)
So I'm now in China :) Feb 2010. I left England in November! So far I have freestyled myself through the following countries to get here (I took the long route!):
Indonesia; Bali, Lombok, Gilli Island
Singapore & Malaysia
Thailand 
Laos
Cambodia
 
I start my teaching job on Monday and Im actually very nervous! I'll keep you updated on my progress :)
I also love beers :) Notice the plural?? Hmmmmm

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Hello fellow teacher friends, how do?! SO finally I have my placement! Isnt that brilliant?! After many weeks of getting completely trolleyed in Beijing and Hangzhou with all the fine TEFL people, it has all ended and I'm now based completely on me tod in the city of Linhai (look it up on the map its like near the seaside of Zhejiang, it has a great wall and a big lake!) Im living in the...
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Hello there! Im so confused, I thought your placement was all sorted and there was a few of you going? Is it beautiful down there? And hot? Oh my gosh its so freezing here, constant snow and ice, im literally slipping all over the shop. Yeah theres 10 here in total from Beijing and then a group of Chinese students who we have got to know well who have shown us about and stuff. Having a blast at the moment, how about you? Hows the teaching? Mines going.....okay. Its slowly but surely getting better. Very slowly. Hows everyone else doing on their placements? Lots of Harbin love xxx

Hey Sophia,


 


Welcome to Chalkboard! There's loads of China interns on here who you probably met in Beijing who you might wanna chat to:


 


http://www.tefl-chalkboard.com/rozel09


http://www.tefl-chalkboard.com/roberts121


http://www.tefl-chalkboard.com/richh84


http://www.tefl-chalkboard.com/davidparkes23


http://www.tefl-chalkboard.com/zoeholl111


http://www.tefl-chalkboard.com/laserabella


http://www.tefl-chalkboard.com/danny09


http://www.tefl-chalkboard.com/katefielder


 


That's just a few - there's a group for the China internship here too where you can chat to some more peeps: http://www.tefl-chalkboard.com/groups/3-Teach-in-China-Internship


 


Glad you're enjoying your placement and remember that if you are feeling lonely and not enjoying being by yourself there's always the option of moving - just drop courses.teamuk@i-to-i.com an email or speak to Solaro at TTC and they're try to get you something sorted.


 


Loved the blog post btw - keep us posted with how things progress!

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