OKAY THIS MORNING I GOT A CALL FROM A DR. CARL STEVENS...HE SAYS THAT HE IS FROM THE PINGFANG AREA...JUST EASTERLY OF BEIJING...AND BORN AND RAISED IN BOSTON...ANYWHO I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS STRANGE THAT HE WOULD ASK ME TO STICK MY FINGERS DOWN MY THROAT AND SWALLOW AND SUCH...AND HOW DOES MY EATING A LIVE MOUSE BENEFIT ME IN STARTING OUT TEACHING IN ANOTHER COUNTRY...AND WHY WOULD I HAVE TO SEND PICTURES OF MY THROAT...SOMETHING DIDN'T ADD UP TO ME...AND WHEN I ASKED IF A FRIEND OF MINE COULD GO AND CHECK OUT THE PLACE IN WHICH HE WANTED ME TO TEACH...HE WAS HESITANT AND WOULD NOT GIVE ME THE ADDRESS TO WHERE IT WAS...HE JUST SAID THAT IT WAS IN PINGFANG AND THE NAME OF THE INSTITUTE WAS BEATHEL INSTITUTE...WELL ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT I AM GLAD THAT I TRUSTED MY GUT AND THAT I THANKFULLY HAVE A FRIEND THAT IS CURRENTLY TEACHING IN CHINA...SO SHE HAS THE ABILITY TO LOOK MORE CLOSELY AT JOBS THAT COME UP...ANYWAY...THIS DR.CARL STEVENS... HIS EMAIL ADDRESS THAT HE GAVE ME WAS...LANG200105@YAHOO.COMIF ANYONE CARES...I WOULD GIVE HIS NUMBER BUT APPARENTLY IT DIDN'T REGISTER ON MY CALLER ID...