My business

Hello everyone!

I'm very new at this, but I've read a few, so I'm going to give it a try.

My name is Emanuel, I'm 29 and teach English as a second language in China, and I've just started my own business in Shandong Province. Well, in fact, I've only got the place and it's now getting fixed up. 

As a first blog, and very first page, I want to ask to all you readers for a favour, 

If any of you is also a teacher (or has been teaching in China previously) what books do you think are the best to buy and use? I'm familiar with some such as New Concept English; Speak Up; Interchange... but I'm a little fed up with them, since they bring me some bad memories of some previous bad employers, so I'm looking for a new look. The books are all fine and I have nothing against them, but if I can avoid using the very same books EVERY OTHER SCHOOL uses, then I will! 

My school isn't big yet, but the space is quite confortable and the theme is quite pleasant too. In the next blog pages, I will include some photos of my school and that, hopefully might encourage more foreign teachers to develop their own schools abroad, rather than working always for themselves. This is not a question of making money, but if any of you has worked abroad, you will all agree that having different cultures and habits might be very very hard to deal with certain aspects of life and our own employers might also not be very helpful (like my own former employers). Of course, if you donnot have plans to stay where you are working, you can always sell it to someone else! 

The total space of the school withtin a year will be of around 400 square meters and that meets my satisfaction. I will try to have the big opening before Spring Festival, however, it's not looking that way. 

Anyhow, I will be very grateful to any of you that might have suggestions for me. 

So until I get some replies, add me up