The good side is its remoteness (2 hours by bus from the new Downtown at Jiangbei), which means you can devote yourself to doing nothing, watching the steep hills slide down and crumble on the roads (happened twice in 6 months). Make sure you look out of a closed window, though, as the stench of the canal where students through everything from menstrual binds to old mattrasses and dead animals is unbearable.

On the bright side, these wonderful experiences bring plenty of comedy sitcom style to the esl discussion boards. Funny.