Teach Abroad Blog

I am beginning my third week in China and the past two weeks have been a whirlwind. I arrived in China at midnight and was immediately captivated by the beauty...keep reading

I lay in bed at night and listen to an unidentified piano playing outside. An ancient, cataract-ridden golden retriever lives below our five-story walkup and meanders in the hallway. Senior...keep reading

I have finally made it. I leave for China in less than a week. The last 24 hours have felt like a whirlwind from recieving my work permit to applying...keep reading

It’s been nine months since I went on a walk with my mom and told her I wanted to teach English abroad. Five months since I began my TEFL certification...keep reading

The pieces of my teaching abroad adventure are beginning to fall into place. I have recently sent off my documents for my work permit which I have been tirelessly working...keep reading

The Spring Festival vacation was long, long, long, but here we are at the start of a new semester at last! So I think it’s just the right time to...keep reading

Sometimes I forget that I haven’t lived in China my whole life. I know this sounds silly because, of course, I’ve only been in China since October, but having my...keep reading

Here at NCU we have some very talented foreign language majors - and I’m not just talking about the work they do in my classes. Not only can my lovely...keep reading

The more I learn about Chinese New Year, the more interesting it becomes. First of all, only people who are not Chinese call it the Chinese New Year... here it’s...keep reading

In the interest of giving a lot of information in a short amount of time I want to share a few moments from my first semester in the style of...keep reading