Hi, my name is Vicki Tofiq, I am British and I have just started teaching at TKK College, Xiamen University.
　　I majored in Modern Chinese Studies at Leeds University in 1990, which included 1 year studying at Fudan University in Shanghai, then went on to get a teaching qualification so I could live and travel around the world, and meet people from all different cultures. I have been teaching English now for 12 years, first in Greece and in Spain then teaching English for business purposes for 8 years in Holland.
　　I have always been fascinated by China, so for me it was a great opportunity to come over and teach English here, especially now when China is developing rapidly and English is becoming an increasingly important world language. Last year, I taught English at Longyan University, and enjoyed it so much that I decided that I wanted to stay in China after that. I think I will be very happy in Xiamen too.
　　I studied calligraphy last year and I like to practice doing that in my free time. In the future, I hope to learn how to do tai’chi, as well as to further improve my Mandarin and eventually to become fluent in it.