I was rather frustrated by the course…
I was rather frustrated by the course given at Keats. First I climbed on the bandwagon, and joined a course that started the week before. No much effort were put in the onboarding process. I had to catch up as I could. I felt like the odd man out. It was cramming like crazy(4 hours in a row), with a small pause in between because I beg for it (still jet-lagged). Reviewing the course was a nightmare, even if I was willing to. The PDF provided was not convenient : copy-pasting the sentences would mix hanzi characters and pinyin. I would spend another 4-5 hours on the course, trying to make something out of it. The teacher was not talking very well English, which was a real problem for explanations and communications. I don' t blame her, she did what she could. And I know she clocks a lot of hours. Maybe I was expecting too much from this course. I also mentioned beforehand that I would like to stay a second week on 1-on-1 course, but I was told there was none. So I thought I would be redirected to a small-group course. But during the first week I was told I actually need to go away, and that there was no vacancies left. Big misunderstanding, to say the least. Presumably even the accomodation was not available. So I was told. It's hard to believe. Coming all the way from Europe (15-hour flight) to get kicked out like this is for sure not nice. In hindsight, maybe this is money I did not waste. So I kept learning on my own. At my own pace, and I am still doing so. Next year I will try omeida instead.