> OH MY GOD, I have heard so many bad stories about teaching in Asia!
> Who can you trust out there folks? Is there any way you know you can
> trust a school or recruiter? Or is it just the luck of the draw?

> I have been teaching in Mexico for the past two years and I certainly
> have some war stories tell about it. Like low pay, not getting paid
> on time or not at all. Idiots running the school etc. So I have been
> there. But maybe the fact that it is not so far from home it does'nt
> bother me so much and it is easier to deal with.

> There has to be some way of knowing before you get on that plane to
> China or wherever that when you arrive your going to get what you
> signed up for in your contract.

> A little help please.
> P.S. I have heard good stories too, but how do you choose to be sure.
> Hell I do not want to be in China fighting with some moron about
> getting paid, my hours or living conditions. Oh ya, and what's up
> with the dog eating over there?

Of course, any time you take a new job you take risks. Most of the time I have been in China things have been great. I met my wife there and have had the greatest teaching experiences of my life. As far as eating dog in China is concerned, I have heard that is done, but I have never actually met anyone who has eaten dog or seen any place where it is sold. In South Korea, dog is a delicacy. And there they would - and often do - ask what is it with people eating frogs? It's a culture thing. That's the important thing to remember - let's not impose our cultural standards on anyone else.