My name is Irina, I’m from Nottingham, UK. From a young age I’ve been passionate about languages, I’ve always loved learning them and talking to different people while travelling and discovering new places, which is what brought me to China. I love living here in Jinan and enjoy teaching English, because it is such an important and widely-spoken language that it makes me happy to see so many children want to learn it & have fun and enjoy doing it! I am a fan of the outdoors. I love anything like hiking, climbing &skiing. But if I’m at home you’d find me with a book & a hot chocolate!