Super time with Keats improving my Mandarin

I had a lovely two weeks with Keats in Kunming. Such a well organised school for Mandarin would-be speakers of all ages. At the airport a driver whisks you off to Keats where within one building you have accommodation, tuition and meals.

I choose one-on-one classes and had two lovely young ladies - Ms Pi and Ms Su - holding my hand as I tried to navigate my way through grammar, pronunciation, recalling words, etc. They were encouraging and enthusiastic and tailor-made the lessons to suit my rather low levels 😂. Keats was very accommodating when I found the six hours-a-day I had signed up for a bit much and let me switch to the four hour-a-day option. The hours not used will be held in credit for when I return. A big shout-out to my teachers who noticed me battling with the glare from outside when in the tuition room, and subsequently had lace curtains installed.

The school is well located near downtown Kunming and on all cultural activities we were accompanied by a local who made sure we could catch the Metro, etc. No matter your age, there were like-minded students to befriend and my only regret is that I only booked for two weeks! I'll be back.