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Oct - Dec, 2011 |
| The impression of the school and the pupils, the impression of the people in Shanghai,
their thinking, their behaviour, the feeling of living and finding my way in such a big city, to work and spend time
with different people and much more. So I really did great experiences during my time here and I learned a lot.
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Email: Julia |
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Aug 26-Nov 25, 2011 |
| Now, at the end of my stay, I feel sad. I will miss so many people from all over the world, my children, street noodles, etc.
I think I developed in this 3 months like I never would be able to at home... This project was exactly the experience I needed
and I will surely come back... |
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Email: Stephanie |
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June-Sept, 2011 |
| Overall, I had a brilliant 3 months,
and I enjoyed China so much I have changed my plans for this academic year to learn Chinese and then go back to Mianyang next year!
Thank you Xu Bo for this great opportunity! |
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Email: Alister |
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May-June, 2011 |
| ...teaching the kids was absolutely
a kick; understanding grandfather's contributions to the community was very enlightening and satisfying; being with
family in Chongming and Beijing was very heartwarming. Truly the best trip we have experienced. |
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June-July, 2011 |
| I have learned a ton about traveling and about myself on this trip and I know that
what has already happened and the 5 and a half weeks I have to come are times I will remember for the rest of my life. |
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Email: David |
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Spring, 2011 |
| I am at home now, sleeping in my own bed in my own room, eating with knife and fork. A lot of things are different between Shanghai
life and my life at home. But I notice that stronger now than when I came to Shanghai. |
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Email: Alexandra |
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Feb-Jun, 2011
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| I've mainly been teaching grade 5 and they've really been great. There's one class that likes to shout
everything I teach them and there are groups of children in the class that seem to get the giggles
when people speak English on their own. |
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Email: Nick |
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Sept-Dec, 2010
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| I've been in Zhengzhou two months already and I can honestly say that so far it has
been the richest and most rewarding experience of my life. Everybody inside and outside the school is very kind and
helpful. Moreover speaking Chinese is giving me the opportunity of meeting a lot of Chinese people wherever I go. |
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Email: Ilaria |
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July-Aug, 2010
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| There were the cornflakes in the picture and
some pupils did not know them. I then decided to have a Western breakfast the next morning. The French Carrefour store was close
to our flat. I got a box of cornflakes, simple bowls, toast, butter etc. The following morning we moved some tables together
and pretended to be at the breakfast table. |
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Email: Karin |
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Oct-Nov, 2010
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| This is definitely the best way to learn more about a country - by getting in touch with people. I have many unforgettable
stories here I share with other volunteers, students or teachers. For some students I became a very important person in their
lives. |
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Email: Mirjam |
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Aug, 2010
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| Working as a volunteer teacher at Bibo Experimental Primary School in SuZhou was a fabulous experience.
It was rewarding in many different ways...
China is a very interesting and beautiful country with such kind people.
Everywhere we met young people who wanted to practice English.
I decided to return to China to work as a volunteer teacher of English.
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Email: Annelies |
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July, 2010
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| The welcome I received at Yangtzi high school was fantastic; the students were very
friendly and seemed really excited. My supervisor at the school was Jenny, who showed
me the stunning flat the school provided for me during my stay. It had a double-bed, my
own kitchen, living-room, television, computer and a massive garden with a pond, bridges
and a pagoda in it! |
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Email: Paul |
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July, 2010
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| I taught 2 weeks of English at Zheng Zhou Middle School No. 3, which was a great experience.
It was a big school with classes up to 70 students. In the beginning, it was very difficult for me
to get used to it. |
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Email: Nancy |
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June-July, 2010
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| If you asked me to describe my volunteer experience in one word, I would, without a doubt,
say “unforgettable.” ...in the end, I think I learned the most out of the thousands of students I had the pleasure
of interacting with. I don't regret spending my summer volunteering
in Mianyang at all. It was one of the most memorable, worthwhile, and invaluable experiences I think I will ever have. |
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Email: Christine |
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June, 2010
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| I'm now three weeks into my three-month trip to China and I'm loving it! I arrived in Shanghai at the end of May and will spend a total of nine weeks in the city, with one month teaching English in a kindergarten and one month working in a primary school summer camp. |
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Email: Daniel |
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March, 2010
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| This month was wonderful—and filled with wonders. It was a joy to walk
into the school courtyard and look up to see children waving from each of the school’s six balcony walkways...
Thank you a million times over to Jessie and Xu Bo for giving me this mind-opening opportunity. |
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Email: Caroline |
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March, 2010
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| I first of all had so much fun together with the students! Next the people from the school were so
incredibly hospitable, friendly and grateful. Further I learned so much about China from living and working here... |
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Email: Sander |
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January, 2010
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| I am really happy to had the oppurtunity to work in the Minhang kindergarten in Shanghai during January. I was a great
experience to see a (from the German perspective) different way of educating little children |
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Email: Carolin |
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January, 2010
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| When I came to ZhengZhou I got a very warm welcome from the ZhengZhou no 42 middle school making
me feel safe and appreciated. The school looks after me and cares very much about my wellbeing. When I first met the students
I knew this was going to be a very rewarding experience. |
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Email: Louise |
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Summer, 2009
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| I have been in China for 7 weeks and it’s a great adventure. After an introduction-week in Shanghai I’m in Suzhou,
a pretty town with lots of gardens and canals. I teach English with another guy at Bi Bo Experimental School. The teachers
here are friendly and support our work as far as possible. |
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Aug-Oct 2009
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| A normal day started depending on the lessons between 8.00 and 12.30. My first lesson began suddenly.
I got my translated timetable and knew the classroom I had to go to. As I stepped in front of the Class a spontaneous
hurricane of applause started. Obviously they seem to like their new German teacher with the long blond
(“yellow”) hair (“like a Vampire”) |
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Email: Marietta |
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August 2009
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| I really enjoyed participating in the University camp. It was my first time in China and I felt very welcome when I arrived.
I was not sure what to expect from the University camp, so I was a bit nervous... |
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Email: Katie |
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August 2009
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| For us, one of the best parts of the volunteer work was “Irish Day”. Most Fridays, the kindergarten holds
“One World Days”; days of fun and games with a particular country as a theme, depending on the nationalities
of the volunteers there at the time. ... |
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Email: Orna Sinead |
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August 2009
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| Jinwei was being a show-off today and I was doing just the same, singing his favourite
song in a very loud voice...he's so happy when I sing for him! You have no idea how beautiful it is to
see him laughing, it's such a small thing but it really makes my day! |
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Email: Cate |
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Summer 2009
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| Heidi and Laura were the stars of an English camp at ZhengZhou Middle School #42 titled
"Foreign Volunteers and Me".... |
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Summer 2009
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| The kindergarten is a very nice institution for children and you will easily get to know the children. For the communication part,
don’t worry - you always have your body language. They are very smart... |
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Email: Jens |
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Summer 2009
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| Im Juli diesen Jahres wurde von der Xu Bo Art and Culture Exchange Organisation zum ersten Mal ein so genanntes “German
amp” fuer Shanghaier Universitaetsstudenten veranstaltet. |
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Email: Michael |
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Spring 2009
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| Every day I held
some English lessons with them. Since they were young (between 3-6), I had to come up with games that would motivate
them to speak English. It went very well, the children were highly motivated and had lots of fun. There is also always
some teacher around you to give support if it is needed. |
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Email: Robert |
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Dec 2008 - Jan 2009
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| ... I can say that this was really a great experience... the students, the teachers and the
whole school staff were really, really friendly to me!! The students were absolutely motivated and worked a lot!! |
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Email: Timo |
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March-April, 2009
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| The students are crazy about the volunteers :-) They fall in love with each of you, they run
behind you, scream: "Hello!! Hello! Or Good Afternoon!" They are really excited to see a foreigner and want to be
your friend.... |
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Email: Anna |
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Feb-April, 2009
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| I will never forget the student's smiles. They are full of
love and fun. They all seem happening in the scene of a novel and always come up in my mind. It makes me cheerful even when I am
alone; I would miss them when I looked at the photos... |
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Email: Wing |
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March, 2009
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| The whole conversation about where I come from is so intriguing, that I have
actually decided to make it into a lesson for Grade 5 students. That way I can explain thoroughly where I've
been living and where I've been to ... |
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Email: Lorraine |
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Feb-April, 2009
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| I was really happy with my placement. I liked teaching at Ming Hang Kindergarten a lot. The
teachers were very helpful and friendly. Every day, the children gave me a warm welcome when I enterd the class room. There was a
very positive atmosphere at the school. |
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Email: Annemarie |
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Jan-Feb, 2009
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| No words can express what you feel, when you know
that you can offer those children some nice moments. A small "piece of you" that you give them, as
tiny as it may be, gives back an enormous reward, a unique feeling of doing something so precious, so worthwhile!! |
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Email: Lena |
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January, 2009
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| The group I assisted consisted of five adorable kids aged six to nine
years, who were all physically disabled and some were not able to speak, but they were all very
bright and so lovely! I helped with classes .... |
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Email: Wei |
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October and November, 2008
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| I have been teaching for three weeks now at Middle School #2 in Mianyang, Si Chuan. It has been an eye-opening and thoroughly enjoyable experience. .... |
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Email: Chris |
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Nov-Dec, 2007
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| Shanghai is a city you should just experience - don't think just jump in to it and you will see the most strange, but also the most beautiful things.... |
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Email: Lotte |
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Sept-Dec, 2008
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| I spent three months teaching second and fourth grade English at ChangXing Center Primary School on ChangXing Island and had one of the most amazing experiences of my life..... |
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Email: John |
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April-May, 2008
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| How do I even begin to describe an amazing once in a lifetime experience? It all started with the first words I spoke in Shanghai... |
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Email: Henry |
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Sept-Oct, 2008
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| Su Zhou is a great blend of the very old, the old, the not so old, the new and the very modern. On the main streets you can pass by upmarket department stores selling Cartier,.... |
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Email: Martin and Kaye |
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March, 2008
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| On arriving at Shanghai Airport I was heartily welcomed by Jessie who gave me
immediately a safe feeling as she guided me through the first confusing day so well.... |
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Email: Hanneke |
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March-May, 2008
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| I arrive with the Headmaster who waited for me until 1.00am the night before and I am introduced to every teacher in the school of 2000 pupils. They have all made efforts to learn "Hello", "Nice to meet you" and "Goodbye".... |
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Email: George |
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Summer, 2007
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| A day volunteering in China: I get up quite early, around 6, as school starts at 7am. After
grabbing something to eat at the bakery I ride for 5 minutes to school.... |
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Summer, 2007
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| It is funny, sitting here and trying to give a decent account of our
experiences, because it seems that the things that have left the strongest impression are the seemingly unimportant.... |
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Email: Frida |
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Summer, 2007
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| If you're reading this you've probably made the best decision ever and decided to
volunteer to teach! It's been about 6 months since I got back from China but it all still feels like yesterday so
I'll try and pass on anything that'll be useful for you.... |
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Volunteer Stories
Julia - Teaching in Shanghai
Stephanie - Teaching in Shanghai
Alister - Teaching in Mianyang
David & Kristl- Teaching on ChongMing Island
Ilaria - Teaching in ZhengZhou
Annelies - Teaching in SuZhou
Daniel - Teaching in Shanghai Creativity Kindergarten
Louise - Teaching in ZhengZhou
Jens - Teaching in MingHang Kindergarten, Shanghai
Wing -Teaching English, ChangXing Island
Lorraine - Teaching English, Mian Yang
Lena - Cere Care Wellness Center, Shanghai
Henry - Teaching English in Shanghai
Martin & Kaye - Teaching English in Su Zhou