A couple of months ago I returned to England from my very first trip to China. I was travelling around, staying in hotels, meeting … See more...
Tag Archives: YH
1st Lessons
So on Monday morning I set off to find the school. If I hadn’t been in touch with YH I would have been very lost … See more...
Pet Shop
I found out from YH where I could find a large pet shop.
I am feeling somewhat philosophical, so please excuse me for venting some … See more...
Beautiful Chinese Ladies
I spent the first half of today with three beautiful Chinese ladies: first my teacher, JL (another difficult but enjoyable lesson), and then the two … See more...
Substitutes
FL is on holiday. She is having fun somewhere in Thailand. So today we met TL, who is another teacher in ChineseTown. She replaced … See more...
Calligraphy
This morning instead of a Chinese lesson we had a cultural activity of learning some Chinese calligraphy.
YH introduced the calligraphy master to us, who … See more...
Birthday
This morning’s lesson with FL.
YH surprised me today and very kindly brought a birthday cake to class during our break. Even more kindly I … See more...
Invitation
Lesson today with FL again:
Now, YH has invited me to her wedding! After the initial excitement, I realised that I need something smart to … See more...
Hire Shop
After class with FL today, I set off again to find a suit hire shop. Thanks to my good friend, XD, (who is currently in … See more...
Scouting
This morning’s lesson:
After class I went to scout out where Gulou Church was, as I would need to go there on Sunday for YH’s … See more...
Wedding
The big day has arrived!
I got suited up (took some awful selfies that I’m not going to share) and went to NW’s church. Sadly … See more...
Certificate
Since several friends are posting their graduation certificates on WeChat, here’s my certificate.
It was my last class today. I am so going to miss … See more...