GOTOCO Summer in China

Overall I would recommend the experience. I had a great time travelling around China and living in Yangzhou. The teaching was also more enjoyable than I had expected and if it is something you are really interested in doing then this is definitely a very worthwhile programme. Although once I arrived I enjoyed myself a lot, I was actually not looking forward to going after the stress of the application process. My place was confirmed very late after having to pay £200 deposit and at this point flights were not so cheap. The visa also costs £150 so although GOTOCO don't charge for the experience (which I'm very grateful for), the trip does end up being very expensive still. I also felt they were very distant during the application process and some of the information they gave was not fully accurate.
Despite this I'm still very glad I went through with it and will look back on this summer with lots of good memories when I'm older.