Walton Language School, which is in the pleasant HuaDu District of Guangzhou City, China's 4th largest, has had me on board for about a year now.

During the past 12 consecutive years that I've been teaching ESL/EFL in East Asia, I've experienced first hand the extremes on offer to we who are in this industry.

In Korea, for instance, the government's educational system (and the society) are highly structured and super organized; heirarchial, sexist, predictable; there exists such fixed routines that there aren't any surprises at all. It's also boring, mundane, static.

In Bangkok, Thailand, the government and the proprietary schools (as with the society) are disorganized, unfocused, at times chaotic, often confused and confusing, unpredictable, capriciously managed by ameteurs and fixed in tradition and custom. It's hopeless there.

Walton Language School is a more than happy medium.

*One can teach any grade level along the continuum from KG to college/university to adult learners.

*Curriculum, textbooks and materials are among the best I have ever seen or worked with.

*There;s an RMB 1,000 monthly performance bonus which is a cakewalk (be present, on time; have lesson plans completed). The monthly bonus can total to an additional RMB of 10,000 to 12,000 in a year.

*Learners in China treat foreign teachers (Laochi) with respect and pleasantly. It's almost embarrassing to say that Chinese learners want to learn, but the consistent fact is they do.

*On the opposite bank of the canal that flows alongside Walton school are outdoor cafes, restaurants, bistros, to include barbequed food. The canal continues into a large and pleasant public park across from the front of Walton school.

*Foreign teachers live a few blocks from the school in modern, rent free housing (my service charge last month was RMB 84). Accommodations are new and spotless, well equipped (wall tv, dvd player, microwave etc), comfortable, secure and well kept. We live on the top floors. The buildings are next to the largest shopping center in the area.

Contact me via or at the Walton school website . I look forward to talking with you and to meeting you here. We're only a few hours from Hong Kong or Macao and convenient to the Guangzhou International Airport.