As I mentioned in an earlier post both Paul and I are attempting to learn some basic Mandarin phrases, as Mandarin is the official language of China. Believe me when I say it is very challenging to learn any new language , but especially Mandarin. Unlike French or Spanish there are no words or phrases [...]
We are now playing the waiting game again, as the school is trying to get my work visa in place. Once it arrives from China I then have to go to the Chinese consulate in Toronto to get an entry visa.
I’m glad I have the staff of the York Learning Connections to walk me through [...]
On Thursday our good friends Judy and Dave Rudofsky arrived from Newfoundland for a visit. Judy and I have been friends since we were children, and we have known Dave since he left England and met Judy and fell in love! We have kept in touch over the years and get together whenever the occasion [...]
My daughter Angela,the computer geek, introduced me to a neat new program which will use your pictures to make a video complete with music. I decided to play with it using pictures of our grandchildren, Hayden and Dahlia, and I have posted the videos here. Each one is about 30 seconds long. My plan is [...]
Today Paul and I went to York Region Learning Connections to bring them my signed contracts. There were four contracts in all -one with the Chinese government and one with the Beijing Foreign Language School, where I will teach, and written in English and Mandarin- so four in all.
We met with two of the people [...]
I have always thought that it would be an exciting adventure to teach and work in another country.
I had checked on the internet many times and read about companies that were looking for teachers to teach in other countries. I was always a bit nervous to apply to these companies because I didn’t know that [...]
