Quick word before I go

2 days to go and I'm off to Shanghai! No idea what to expect for the year ahead, hopefully I'll be speaking mandarin and be a pro at teaching when I get back, but I have a lot to learn. My impressions of China come from books, magazines and TV documentaries, so I really don't know too much about life in China, especially not in the town I'm going to, Wanzhou. I'm definently scared of becoming a teacher, and also of not being able to communicate with people. The concept of being in China is really sureal at the moment as Ive spent the whole summer chilling in Portugal, France, and Switzerland, and although I talked about what it was going to be like with a lot of people, I really can't imagine it. So here's a lil blog to document my adventures. Apparently facebook is unavailable in some parts of the country at the moment, so I'll probably be using email to communcate with people. Hope everyone is having a good summer!

Encore deux jours et je pars a Shanghai! J'ai beaucoup discute avec des gens a propos de ce qui m'attend en Chine, mais mes connaissances et impressions de ce pays viennent vraiment seulement de journaux et de livres, donc je ne sais vraiment pas a quoi m'attendre. Surtout dans la petite ville ou on m'envoi: Wanzhou. J'ai passe un super ete a voyager entre le Portugal, la France, et la Suisse, et donc pour moi l'idee d'etre en Chine dans quelques jours semble tres surreelle. Voici donc un petit blog pour documenter mes aventures.  Apparament, facebook ne fonctionne pas en ce moment dans beaucoup du pays, donc je communiquerai plutot avec hotmail. J'espere que tout le monde passe un bon ete!