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writpetition · Joined: 13 Dec 2004 Posts: 213

Hey Roger,
Yep, the recruiter is a Fillipina lady (name starts with an 'R') who's been there about 4-5 years now and she cowers in the presence of the lady (name starts with an 'S') who part owns/runs the place.
I was there about two years ago and at that point of time most foreign teachers were housed in rooms at Oxford. Camford was then just finishing and actually started operations (though not full-scale) a little later. Accomodations there were about as inadequate as those at the Oxford school. And, yes, the place is a little way out. There were no muggings etc then but things might have changed now.
I have continued meeting some of the ft's there and was last in Houjie in July lst year. The teachers, some of who are still around from the time I was teaching/leaving, continue to plod on because of the relatively higher salaries. Some of them have chosen to rent apartments away from the new campus and thereby avoid the inconveniences, prying etc at the school.
BTW Roger, it's just possible that I might have met/seen you in one of frequent travels through Houjie which I use as a base to plan my moves when in China because of my familiarity with the place and the convenience it offers.
And, yes, you were right about the Brazilian kids (three when I was there) and many Taiwanese + Korean ones, too. The kids were wonderful (except the odd spoilt ones in higher grades).
Cheers!