Wonderful experience!

I loved getting to know the country, the people, the customs and the traditions. China is extremely different to Western society, at least the cultures which I have seen and I come from. It was therefore very interesting to experience something so new and different.

One of the best parts of my experience with Gotoco was getting to know the other volunteers. Furthermore the cultural exchange which took place between the English volunteers and Chinese students or volunteers of our age. When their English was good enough to facilitate conversations it was extremely interesting to learn from one another's customs, traditions, norms and lives.

Travelling on my own to China, and being in a foreign country for almost 6 weeks has increased my self confidence and also inspired my wanderlust. Furthermore, I have gained the confidence to prepare lessons and teach children of very young ages and students of my own age. Both these things require very different skill sets, and I feel that this experience has very much facilitated the development of these skills