This paper is a thought-piece that offers a reflective account of my journey to learn more about reflective practice. Introducing reflective practice as a pedagogy deployed within post-experience education, it explores a way to translate this into a meaningful and positive encounter for a younger generation of students. Through an analysis of the purpose, process and assessment of reflective practice it seeks to enhance my personal practice. The thought-piece concludes with an illustration of my practice of integrating reflective practice into a first year course in a leading Chinese University.