Jin, sounds like Ying has something good going on.

As for me, I'm around too many whiteys here. They're pushing me to get out, and I'm pushing them to do the same. We've all, unfortunately, adopted the attitude that we're here simply as billboards and nothing else. Lots of things we see daily are pushing us to think that.

If we really ARE just marketing tools, (and I hope we aren't), then all is lost. This ESL thing would be just another sick symptom of globalization.

It's funny how those who own these TEFL schools don't seem to ever stand in a classroom. They hire minions to do the real teaching. That says something, for sure.

Maybe it's time to chuck this sillines, go back to the US, and head to chef's school.