Dongguan Foreign Schools of Languages

Please tell us about some of your most enjoyable moments of the trip?
My most enjoyable moments are really making friends with some of the children, being able to chat to some of them for a very long time, and seeing them progress and learn something. Making new friends with fellow teachers, and going on all sorts of adventures with them was the absolute highlight.

How would you say the overall experience has benefitted you?
I am more confident, have gained teaching experience, have experienced some of Chinese culture and the customs in China in general, am now used to cockroaches big spiders, the heat, and operating in an environment where there is no English spoken most of the time. I've improved my leadership, time management and organisation skills, as I followed my lesson plan and taught 6 40-minute lessons a day.

What was the best thing about your experience in China?
It was an unforgettable experience to be a teacher in a foreign country and to be able to have an influence on the children's lives.

Would you recommend participating to a friend and if so why?
This is a character shaping and character changing experience, you discover a completely new side of yourself in such a foreign culture, it can't really be explained, you have to live through it.