Mei Yan 梅艷（艳) was the name given to me by Tang Laoshi in my first year at Wellesley when I was just a wee lass taking Chin101.

This blog will serve as the record of my adventures in China as an English Teaching Fellow for Teach for China. Most of all, I hope that I'll be a good teacher and that my Mandarin improves dramatically. Wish me luck!
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Also: this tumblog is frighteningly and hilariously accurate. (Some) People actually dress like this here. http://accidentalchinesehipsters.tumblr.com
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My friend Sam, a wonderful writer who is also teaching English abroad (albeit through Peace Corps in Azerbaijan) is keeping a blog at this address: http://samlandofaz.wordpress.com/
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Here are some links to other TFC first-year fellow blogs...in case you're more curious about what it's like to teach in rural China.
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1. Tot Ho Farem
www.mariavallesbeneit.com
(Good pictures, but it's all in Catalán so hopefully Google translate will pop up and save you. I recommend translating into Spanish or another romance language if you can because the translation into English is really awkward)
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2. Michelle Minju
by a recent Harvard grad and soon-to-be Yale law student!
http://michelleminju.wordpress.com/
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3. Mishaps and Merriment
by a recent Williams grad
http://laurita.blog.com/
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4. Niao Goes East
by a recent Brown grad and Queens, NY native
http://niaogoeseast.tumblr.com
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>>Note: interestingly, the rest of the blogs on this list are all by recent Georgetown grads<<
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5. Will in Yunnan
http://willinyunnan.blogspot.com/
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6. I'm in Chiner
http://acoflan.wordpress.com/
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7. Nihao Kailan
robschaus.tumblr.com
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8. Caitlin's TFC Adventures
caitlindoestfc.wordpress.com
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9. Worm in China
http://worminchina.wordpress.com/