I really agree, I am ultimately planning a return to China, but it won't be to some crappy private training centre or involve dealing with a recruiter. I will apply directly to schools and get the contract ironclad before I even go there. I also know which cities to avoid having been in China before. If all that doesn't work out I will go to malaysia...No time for playing games with 20somethings anymore, esp as approaching 35 rapidly...