Back in my homeland, I used to deliver Chinese carry-out meals to customers of a Chinese takeaway by means of an old van I had bought at a car auction. My wages were meager, but as it turned out, better things were to emanate from such lowly employment. One of the counter girls was a Suzhou girl who had had an American boyfriend in that city prior to venturing abroad. He had taught her English at a public college there. That was his third teaching gig in China, where he had initially taught at a private school after arriving on a tourist visa. In Suzhou, he had met many foreigners and spoke to her about Raoul Duke, who had given him much valuable information as to where not to teach in return for standing that old China hand drinks all night long. Turnoi's name came up in the conversation, and from what I was told by the Suzhou girl, Turnoi had subsequently given the American much useful advice on how to stop a dishonest local Chinese employer from cheating him out of his end of contract air fare allowance. Turnoi had communicated via the internet with the American to impart advice to help the young foreigner get his air fare allowance in full. The Suzhou girl gave me one piece of advice that I took without hesitation - she said I should contact Turnoi before deciding where to teach in China. I did so, and have never had any regrets about it since then. If Turnoi says a job is not good, don't take it, simple as that! He's helped countless foreigners like me. There's no substitute for experience, and he's got stacks of it.