SAVA TOMOIAGA, a teacher at Shenzhen Elite Secondary School for the past five years, now calls Shenzhen her home.

　　Now married and with nearly perfect Chinese, she finds life here most satisfactory.

　　“The city’s fast development can be reflected in the changes of the Dongmen business area,” said Sava, who sometimes goes shopping there.

　　She enjoys teaching by using her own teaching methods and textbooks from Romania, her motherland.

　　She adopted a task-based teaching method to help students think in English, instead of memorizing individual words and grammar rules.

　　“The students didn’t know how to learn the language even though they had learned a lot of words,” she said.

　　To help students open their mouths, she tries various ways to have students use English in a real-life situation.

　　In her spare time, she sometimes teaches in training centers. Teaching has become the best way for her to learn about Chinese traditions, customs and habits.

　　Sava met her husband in Shenzhen Library and was married this year. She never feels homesick because she likes meeting people and has a lot of friends.

　　She was fascinated with China’s culture and history and chose a Chinese language course at Bucharest University in Romania.

　　She came to realize the importance of learning the Chinese language when she backpacked around 30 countries.

　　Wherever she went, she met Chinese people. In 1997, three years after graduation, she went to Beijing to improve her Chinese.

　　Han Ximin

　　SAVA TOMOIAGA, a teacher at Shenzhen Elite Secondary School for the past five years, now calls Shenzhen her home.

　　Now married and with nearly perfect Chinese, she finds life here most satisfactory.

　　“The city’s fast development can be reflected in the changes of the Dongmen business area,” said Sava, who sometimes goes shopping there.

　　She enjoys teaching by using her own teaching methods and textbooks from Romania, her motherland.

　　She adopted a task-based teaching method to help students think in English, instead of memorizing individual words and grammar rules.

　　“The students didn’t know how to learn the language even though they had learned a lot of words,” she said.

　　To help students open their mouths, she tries various ways to have students use English in a real-life situation.

　　In her spare time, she sometimes teaches in training centers. Teaching has become the best way for her to learn about Chinese traditions, customs and habits.

　　Sava met her husband in Shenzhen Library and was married this year. She never feels homesick because she likes meeting people and has a lot of friends.

　　She was fascinated with China’s culture and history and chose a Chinese language course at Bucharest University in Romania.

　　She came to realize the importance of learning the Chinese language when she backpacked around 30 countries.

　　Wherever she went, she met Chinese people. In 1997, three years after graduation, she went to Beijing to improve her Chinese.

　　Han Ximin

　　SAVA TOMOIAGA, a teacher at Shenzhen Elite Secondary School for the past five years, now calls Shenzhen her home.

　　Now married and with nearly perfect Chinese, she finds life here most satisfactory.

　　“The city’s fast development can be reflected in the changes of the Dongmen business area,” said Sava, who sometimes goes shopping there.

　　She enjoys teaching by using her own teaching methods and textbooks from Romania, her motherland.

　　She adopted a task-based teaching method to help students think in English, instead of memorizing individual words and grammar rules.

　　“The students didn’t know how to learn the language even though they had learned a lot of words,” she said.

　　To help students open their mouths, she tries various ways to have students use English in a real-life situation.

　　In her spare time, she sometimes teaches in training centers. Teaching has become the best way for her to learn about Chinese traditions, customs and habits.

　　Sava met her husband in Shenzhen Library and was married this year. She never feels homesick because she likes meeting people and has a lot of friends.

　　She was fascinated with China’s culture and history and chose a Chinese language course at Bucharest University in Romania.

　　She came to realize the importance of learning the Chinese language when she backpacked around 30 countries.

　　Wherever she went, she met Chinese people. In 1997, three years after graduation, she went to Beijing to improve her Chinese.