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Follow Catherine's online diary
Prestwich teenager - and former Bury Youth MP - Catherine Rawsthorne is teaching children in China this year.
Catherine undertook a five-month fundraising drive so she could spend eight months in the country's Gansu Province teaching English to youngsters.
You can follow the 19-year-old former St Monica's RC High School and Holy Cross College student's progress through her special online diary.
Part 11 - Chinese new year with the Chin family - February 18, 2010
10:38am Monday 22nd February 2010
Happy Year of the Tiger!
Part 10 - Snow in the middle of the desert - February 12, 2010
10:32am Monday 22nd February 2010
And so we’re back in lovely Lanzhou.
Part one: The start of my adventure - January 7, 2010
1:25pm Monday 8th February 2010
After more than twenty-eight hours, we’ve finally made it to Beijing!
Part two: Notes on a smoggy city - January 10, 2010
1:26pm Monday 8th February 2010
Just a quick update before I leave for Lanzhou tonight.
Part three: The 'real' China - January 13, 2010
1:27pm Monday 8th February 2010
After the glitzy skyscrapers and romantic side streets of Beijing, we’ve come down to earth with a bump, and a hard one at that.
Part four: Classroom capers - January 14, 2010
1:29pm Monday 8th February 2010
As I mentioned in my last post, the students have worked exceptionally hard to gain a place at the school, and every year more than 5000 students apply from all over the Gansu province to gain one of the 900 places the school has to offer.
Part five: Weekend weddings - January 17, 2010
1:30pm Monday 8th February 2010
Saturday is most definitely the day for weddings, and yesterday I witnessed not one, but three couples entering banquet halls.
Part six - Birthdays and KFC - January 22, 2010
1:31pm Monday 8th February 2010
We've had a ridiculously busy week with teaching and trying to find our feet, but we’re slowly getting there.
Part seven - Banquets and baijiu - January 24, 2010
1:32pm Monday 8th February 2010
I write from a rather smoky internet cafe as school has now closed for the Spring Festival.
Part eight - Downtown disaster - January 28, 2010
1:33pm Monday 8th February 2010
Well it’s been an eventful few days. After the school closed for the Spring Festival, we lost the sense of security and familiarity gained from the friendly smiles from the students and helpful advice of our colleagues.
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