China, three days in!

So, I arrived in Wuhu, China, on Monday and it is now Wednesday. I have so much to write down and recall from just these few days! However, I am aware that I have only one hour until my first lesson starts so I will not have time to blog until my heart's content, unfortunately.

I will be teaching high-school children aged 16 or 17 this afternoon and, considering the excitement us 'foreigners' stirred up when we visited the 'No. 11 Middle School' this morning, I am actually pretty nervous about returning to teach. The schools are huge here and the classes often consist of 60 kids. We saw young children in lines doing drills on the concrete play area this morning with their teacher blowing a whistle at them - quite a sight. I have never taught anyone before but, thankfully, there will be an assistant by my side and today is only a relaxed introductory session. Plus they seem to respect their teachers a bit more than students in England do.

I will definitely be writing more in the next few days. I intend to go back to the beginning and recount my first hours and experiences of China. For now though, I am just pleased I have been able to set this blog up ok and can access it from the school's computer room.

let the adventures commence...!