City girl moves to the Chinese countryside.
Oh, the things she will learn.

Posts tagged "teaching"

Reading Pals

Tuesdays are when I take a bus to Kowloon City to read English books to 1st graders. I’m part of a group of volunteers who help out with the Hong Kong Council of Early Childhood Education. I didn’t think any of the kids would have developed a bond with me just yet, since I just...

Buried in Chinese characters…

I’m sorry for my absence. I made it a priority to blog when I first arrived in Hong Kong. But things started to get busy, as I signed up for two volunteer projects – one teaching English phonics to 10-year-old kids and the other visiting a shelter for battered foreign domestic helpers – and I’ve...