I TOTALLY AGREE! With EVERYTHING you've said. Sadly I think they make enough money out of us before we leave to make up for so many teachers leaving early. So many others I knew at the beginning of the semester have gone home already, and that was only four months ago. Before working for Expertise, I used to work in a kindergarten in Wuhan. Although it was also hard to work with the people there, atleast I knew I was being given all my pay and not giving half of it to some agency pimping me out to the school.

I see Scott has commented below here, trying to gain back some business no doubt, but he should be ashamed of himself. When did you start selling yourself out Scott? Don't you have any friends left in America? Is that why you stay in China, being part of the China machine to dupe foreigners and milk them for all they're worth? I haven't seen you since orientation week, do you take off right after that or something? When I worked in Wuhan, I earned 6000 yuan per month, living expenses were very low, and accommodation was included. Now, I work for Expertise (illegally by the way; they did something dodgy for my visa) and I earn only 5000 yuan and living expenses are much higher. My school apparently pays very well (around 1200 yuan per month), but Expertise keeps the rest of that. On top of that, I have to travel all over frigain Beijing to get to work. I'm exhausted and don't have time for anything, and I feel like a slave.

Scott, Jolin, whoever you deal with, just know that you should look elsewhere. And be CAREFUL. I'm someone just like you, just trying to help.