Mr. Frank Zhang has also given me very good results. My current position teaching in a leper colony on the outer fringes of the Gobi Desert has given my life new meaning, especially once I got used to the smell. Sure, the 50C summers and -50C winters are hard to take, as are the lack of water, plumbing, and toilets, and being the only foreigner in 8 counties is a very isolating feeling, and it isn't the seaside school in Qingdao he'd originally told me I was getting, and the school's administrator, a large strapping Mongol bloke, keeps pinching my behind. But I feel these are more than offset by the rewarding work and the 1650 RMB per month salary, not to mention my own private horsehair yurt.

Once I had a little problem with the management- they refused to pay me for a month that included a substantial amount of overtime. But I can assure you that when I needed help, Mr. Frank Zhang didn't answer my phone calls or e-mails. He's a very busy man. But after only a few weeks, one of his assistants wrote me and assured me that not paying sometimes is simply a part of the wonderful local traditional culture, and that as a guest in this country I should learn to take such things cheerfully. I felt much better! So please be assured that Mr. Frank Zhang can not only find you a job, but you can also expect this same level of helpful support.

I could say many more wonderful things about Mr. Frank Zhang, but dinner time approaches and I need to go kill, clean, and roast a sheep for myself and the lepers. I certainly hope someone has brought water over from the well in the next county!