Getting Out of the Bubble

As anyone who knows me will say, I am one of those terrible people who live in the 'London bubble'. To me, anything north of Watford is 'the north' and ask me to point to anything other than London on a map of the UK and I am going to embarrass myself. But although I adore London and will always come back, I also have an incredible wanderlust. I have always loved travelling and I am an insatiably nosey and curious person. I love meeting new people and seeing new places so now here I am, preparing to venture out of my little London bubble and well out of my comfort zone. Leaving the day before my 22nd birthday, I am heading to China to start a 5 month contract teaching English. Right now all I really know is that I am flying out to Beijing for a week training and beyond that my stay is truly a mystery. I don't know where I'll be placed (I didn't realise how huge China really is before now) or even what age I'll be teaching. It is hard to explain qu