Study study study, originally uploaded by jonolumb.

After settling into Beijing, a friend of mine who is also studying here recommended a private language school which offers one to one tutoring in Chinese. The school is in a brand spanking new building and the small classrooms have air conditioning and are wonderfully fitted out with glass whiteboards. After an initial language test, I signed up (who can complain at 5 pounds an hour one-to-one teaching) and am now studying there four hours a day each week day with two excellent teachers. I still have plenty of time to have fun with friends and my chinese is coming on leaps and bounds!