(1) Be extra careful in dealing with the Hangzhou Helen TEFL Company. It is more often than not about what you are not told, rather than what you have been told. So best always to get everything in writing. I don’t know a single foreign teacher who has ever invited a friend from back home to join them at the Hangzhou Helen TEFL Company.

(2) Accommodation provided in Shenzhen is shared even when contracts specify otherwise. These Shenzhen apartments are from bottom end of market. The foreign teacher you cohabit with could have a different view about most things; including cleanliness. Summer temperatures are uncomfortably hot but no air-conditioning is provided.

(3) I strongly suggest interested inquirers request email & Skype contact details for ten or more Hangzhou Helen TEFL Company foreign teachers who would be agreeable for you to make contact. If things are as good as Hangzhou Helen TEFL Company consultants try to portray this little rigmarole won’t be a problem for them.