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stuart
hi my name is stuart brown. i will be teaching english in grades 7 and 8 during the 2009/2010 school year. i am from england. this year i find myself situated within a beautifully unique country. the journey so far has been extremely enjoyable. i hope to see as much of china as i can during my time here. having already visited hong kong and macau, i am finding the difference between mainland china and the afore mentioned destinations interesting and very welcome . china is definitely a unique experience and one to be enjoyed.
having studied for many years through varying levels of education i find the challenge of learning mandarin (hànyŭ and hànzì) exciting. i know it will be a difficult challenge.
i have a bsc degree in anthropology from the university of kent, england. anthropology is a form of cultural study. 'anthro' literally means 'man' in greek and 'ology' means to study. anthropology literally means the 'study of man'. what is it like to be human?
i enjoyed my university studies so much that i felt compelled to travel. in 2006 and 2007 i travelled to peru, brazil, paraguay, argentina, chile, new zealand, fiji, australia, bali, singapore, malaysia, thailand, laos, cambodia, vietnam, macau and hong kong. i am very fortunate to have visited so many wonderful countries. my three favourite destinations, so far, have been angkor wat (cambodia), macchu picchu (peru) and mont saint michael (france). i have yet to visit the great wall of china or the yellow mountains.
(1) angkor wat (2)macchu picchu (3) mont saint michael
as a person i have eclectic hobbies. i love sport and being english particularly football. i passionately support west ham united. i enjoy playing football and would be more than happy to teach some of the students in their spare. i also like snowboarding and basketball. i am sure some of the students have played basketball with me after school. golf is another sport that i enjoy but i have yet to hear of a golf course in anqing. away from the sporting interests i enjoy reading, writing and general photography. generally speaking i respond well to all types of creativity whether it be written, drawn, engineered, spoken or played.
(4) west ham united logo (5) snowboarding in norway january 2009
i hope to get to know the children well over this coming year and that they work hard and enjoy my teaching.
