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[Scott543]

Anyone have any information they care to pass along about this school? Apart from some mild criticism that wasn't too scary (about 4 years ago) I can find little to warn me off what otherwise seems a good job!

Thanks in advance!

[Non Sequitur]

Been past Leewen many times. Area is good - close to Crowne Plaza.
Close enough to sea to get that nice afternoon breeze in summer.
A good pirate DVD store close by and 2RMB on the aircon bus gets you to the older German part of town - again with good open air bars/restaurants.
Have no direct exp of teaching at Leewen though.

[slareth]

I spoke with them but turned down their offer at the time. Nothing negative to say but keep in mind I have not worked for them. I have also not heard anything negative from anybody I know working in this city either.

Go ahead and give them a try. If you don't dig it, there are bucketloads of schools in Qingdao.

[Scott543]

Thanks guys! One more thing... is 5000rmb enough to live comfy in Qingdao? Apartment + amenities are paid for by the school. There is a good chance I will be doing more hours so I will be getting more than 5k but thats the minimum.

Thanks again for the info

[Non Sequitur]

You haven't mentioned airfare refund/subsidy so expect that not included.
On that basis RMB5000pm is OK but not exceptional.

[Scott543]

Oh yeah they pay for airfare + visa / health check and a few other goodies

[Non Sequitur]

In that case, I would go with it.
Good luck!

[Scott543]

Awesome, thanks