To be honest, it had never crossed my mind before considering my options for what to do once I had left college. China also appealed to me because of its size and how you can travel all of two hours across the country on a plane and seem to be in a different country, with different lifestyles, dialogue and scenery. China offers western styles in some areas, and then traditional historic architecture and artefacts in others. This can be seen especially well in Beijing where you have Italian restaurants and Maccy Ds on one street, and on the next there are temples and old Forbidden City walls and towers.
Yeah, they handled pretty much everything. They sorted out my visa and relayed everything the embassies needed, to the people who needed them, without me having to lift a finger really. You need to have your medical filled in by your GP and fill out a few other forms, which take a matter of minutes and are spelled out for you in the easiest way possible. There are sacred mountains, national parks, huge cities and acres of pasture everywhere.
And huge: the size of France, but without the French. It looks like a classy affair when you first arrive, with huge gates at the entrance and a main path running up to it lined with trees and lanterns.
Our school recently celebrated its 80th anniversary which saw streamers, air cannons, lanterns, a huge stage and monster balloons flying everywhere.
Around 8, people all gathered on the full-sized astro pitch the sports facilities are pretty impressive to listen to teachers and visiting government officials give speeches on how good the school is, and how its reputation is unshakable and the like.
