Waiguoren Critic of South China

It's nice to see that I'm finally getting respect at work in China. I was asked yesterday if I was free today to teach for an hour that I wasn't originally scheduled to teach. I said sure, no problem. My boss sounded surprised at my willingness. "But you have a lot of work this week," she said. "No, I don't," was my response. As long as they pay me what they say they do and they do it on time, I'm more than happy to work more hours. The students are great, they actually appreciate having class. And my co-workers are still very friendly. I still haven't met any other foreign teachers since my interview more than two months ago. But maybe I'll get that chance tonight.