What a whirlwind of a year 2020 has been. Coronavirus. The sudden shutdown of school. Self-quarantine. The closing of the borders to foreign nationals. Online teaching. The sudden reopening of school. Trying to teach while wearing a mask in a sweltering hot classroom without air conditioning. Homesickness. The constant fear and uncertainty for friends and [...]
The primary reason most ESL teachers approach a career in China - or overseas in general - is travel, and the broadening of one’s horizons. However, that’s not to say that there aren’t other opportunities to improve one’s quality of life in other ways. Financially, a career in ESL can also be very rewarding. While [...]
And just like that, it was all over. Or at least, a small part of it was, here in Chengdu. Another step towards normality, or whatever passes for it in your average English Language Training School. Three months after closing down because of the worldwide COVID-19 outbreak, the doors of the school where I work [...]
