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[parnett]

For the first time in my life I am teaching at a high school, which is for special students who will be studying in Canada after they graduate. My salary is low (5200 rmb), but I get a free apartment (fairly nice) with all utilities paid for. I teach about 10 hours a week, but am in charge of the department (3 foreign teachers), so I spend extra time in the office. I also get 3 free meals a day in the school cafeteria. This is the key to saving money in my opinion. If I didn't have a wallet-draining Chinese girlfriend in Hangzhou, I think I could honestly save 5000 rmb a month.
Of course, the food in the cafeteria isn't anything to write home about, but it's nutritious and filling.
The administration is very supportive of the foreign staff- the Principal even brought me food the day before the typhoon last week.
I live in Fuyang, which is about an hour from Hangzhou. Fortunately, the school is isolated from the disgusting spitting and shouting low lifes walking around the city with no shirts on.