Well, school will let out for 2 months until September so I am free lancing my teaching throughout Nashan and Shenzhen. Funny thing was that I was worried that I would not have enough work and now I am worried that I'll have more work than I could possibly handle. I currently work for a private bloarding middle school, a big and a small training school. Now that I've been teaching a good solid four months my confidence and ability have improved dramatically. Guys that are contemplating this please really look into yourself and try to evaluate first what kind of personality you possess, how energentic and creative you could be with different age groups and different levels. Can you entertain a child as well as cultured adults. These are all questions I failed to ask myself for the simple fact that I went out of the frying pan into the fire just out of necessessity. I would not suggest taking moving to China lightly. Joshua has the right idea, plotting and planning and socking away money to live on prior to actually obtaining the work here. The rewards are amazing, students respect and treat you like one of thier family. I have to say I really will miss them during my summer time off. Funny thing was I was dependent on over the counter sleep aids for years yet my stress free life here has eliminated that need. Hoping to save money for a nice trip back to the states in October or November to take care of a few things. After that trip I don't think I'll travel back for years at a time. Found my place in life so I'm here to stay for at least a little while. If any of the brothers need help with establishing a teaching carreer just let me know and I'll see if I can help out. The thing about finding work is being at the right place at the right time, making good contacts and just be willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done. Right now I'm still very green so I'm learning new and interesting things each day to help me become a better teacher. Last night I implimented using our cell phones in class to get my beginner level class to speak and come up with thier own ideas for conservation. Worked like a charm so now I have one more thing for my lesson plans in the future. One other thing is that this job isn't as easy as I make it out to be. Some classes drain the friggen life out of you. Sometimes the students level is below the actual level the class is, in elementary school discipline is always an issue, sometimes basic teaching is dry and boring. A good teacher is one who can take something boring and make it fun. There is a saying in English class, leave your face behind. The Chinese are intimidated about speaking for fear of making a mistake and losing face. In class I remind them that I only speak one language and they speak two. It gives them encouragement to try to speak. Once you gain thier trust they will do anything to please the teacher. Well, I guess that as much as a rant as I feel like writing today, do I hear a sigh of relieve from the brotherhood, lmao.