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Hemingway · Tue 18-Apr-06, 10:34 AM

Antonio,

I am not working at Huaibei Coal Industry Teachers' College anymore, as I noted in my original posting. My wife and I departed and went to Suzhou in Jiangsu Province, which was a lot different than the city of Huaibei in various aspects--a large expat population, an international industrial park, with various international companies, and certainly cleaner than Huaibei, and the residents of Suzhou were nothing like those in Huaibei.

The other teachers in the past, (and they were a nominal amount) who taught at Huaibei Coal Industry Teachers College, had their complaints too, and certainly the jeering I mentioned by the campus population was a big part, but they did their year, gathered their Chinese trinkets, and then they went back to their own countries.

My wife was employed there, and I had elected to stay and teach, rather than be separated from her. From so many years there, I do have good memories, certain students and friends, but I'd be a liar if I didn't note that living and teaching there was a trial by fire on my patience, my toleration, and my general psyche on how much continual abuse to take, the later was unrelentingly and increasing every semester and every year I was there.

The Physical Education students were the average college age of 18 to 21. It was pretty well known all over campus that they were basically brain-dead hooligans, but the events of September 8th and the aftermath were a serious cause for my wife to break contract and for me to do the same, especially with the debacle of the PSB and my FAO (get this--he was my best man at our wedding!).

Fortunately, two months ago, my wife got her immigration visa to the US, and we left China, but I don't want any ESL teacher to go to Huaibei, and if they do, in spite of my posting, I wish him or her all the luck in the world and strongly advise that he or she to hold on to his or her sanity and passport, and remember as I observed in my posting-- better schools in China do exist.

They do have a train station, and a train leaves every evening for Shanghai. Get the hard sleeper.

Tue 18-Apr-06, 10:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
Hemingway ESL Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2	Antonio, I am not working at Huaibei Coal Industry Teachers' College anymore, as I noted in my original posting. My wife and I departed and went to Suzhou in Jiangsu Province, which was a lot different than the city of Huaibei in various aspects--a large expat population, an international industrial park, with various international companies, and certainly cleaner than Huaibei, and the residents of Suzhou were nothing like those in Huaibei. The other teachers in the past, (and they were a nominal amount) who taught at Huaibei Coal Industry Teachers College, had their complaints too, and certainly the jeering I mentioned by the campus population was a big part, but they did their year, gathered their Chinese trinkets, and then they went back to their own countries. My wife was employed there, and I had elected to stay and teach, rather than be separated from her. From so many years there, I do have good memories, certain students and friends, but I'd be a liar if I didn't note that living and teaching there was a trial by fire on my patience, my toleration, and my general psyche on how much continual abuse to take, the later was unrelentingly and increasing every semester and every year I was there. The Physical Education students were the average college age of 18 to 21. It was pretty well known all over campus that they were basically brain-dead hooligans, but the events of September 8th and the aftermath were a serious cause for my wife to break contract and for me to do the same, especially with the debacle of the PSB and my FAO (get this--he was my best man at our wedding!). Fortunately, two months ago, my wife got her immigration visa to the US, and we left China, but I don't want any ESL teacher to go to Huaibei, and if they do, in spite of my posting, I wish him or her all the luck in the world and strongly advise that he or she to hold on to his or her sanity and passport, and remember as I observed in my posting-- better schools in China do exist. They do have a train station, and a train leaves every evening for Shanghai. Get the hard sleeper.