Joanna's blog

Last July I decided I hadn't seen enough of China, so signed a new job contract. My new job is in a junior school, teaching Grade 6. I like it a lot because the kids are great, and I have an apartment near the school.

I live and work in Tian Tong Yuan, a large community in the northern Changping District of Beijing. It's at the opposite end of subway Line 5 to my old apartment. But although further away from downtown Beijing than my old apartment, it has a lot of amenities such as a local supermarket and fruit and vegetable (and live fish and noodles) market. The community is pretty quiet but a short walk away there's the usual food stalls at all times of night.

I can always take the bus to the main shopping square, where there's a Carrefour and the usual McDonalds, KFC, Starbucks, etc. There's also a huge market selling everything you could possibly want or need. 3 months living in my new home and I'm liking it very much. I've put some photos of my new place on my Flickr page.