Thank you for you earlier response.My son decided to give it a go.Like you its his first teaching experience in China.I'm hoping its a positive experience but the problem is contact.The promised internet has not been forthcoming so far, two letters have received no reply and an e-mail to the college requesting a phone number has brought no response.Do I have any reason to think these are not getting through? Feel free to use my e-mail doc_lle@yahoo.co.uk if you prefer. I appreciate the help.Lee