This time of year is good for public holidays. I put my day off to good use and went out to one of the islands to check out some of the top tourist sights in Hong Kong and ended the day enjoying the fireworks set off in the harbor. Lantau Island (the island where the…
Category: Teaching Abroad
9.25 Mid Autumn Festival
Yesterday (Monday September 24) was the Mid Autumn festival (or Moon Festival) celebrated in Hong Kong. Sort of like Thanksgiving for us Americans, traditionally families gather to celebrate a good harvest on the day of the full moon. While the festivities are over, today is the day off many people for the holiday. It was…
7.21 Placement Programs
CETP and placement programs I didn’t talk about CETP ( Central European Teaching Union ) so often, but this is who I was in Hungary with. The last year, they had about 100 native English speakers throughout Hungary. There were a good many returners and also quite a few new people this year as well….
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