Carmen LaMazza <c_lamazza@yahoo.com> wrote:

Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 23:26:05 -0800 (PST)

                    From: Carmen LaMazza                    

                    To: WUYIFAO@YAHOO.COM

                    WHY WUYI U. IS THE BEST PLACE TO WORK AS A TEACHER.

                    I have been working now as a teacher at Wuyi University for

                    three and a half years At the end of this semester I will

                    have completed four years of a very satisfying time here. 

                    The University is situated in the heart of Jiangmen City. 

                    The city is continually making efforts to beautify itself. 

                    The old is slowly giving way to the new.  The streets are

                    being widened, and modern buildings are growing  in orderly

                    fashion, with an accent on showing the beauty of flowers in

                    the various parks. 

                    The University as well is continually being updated with the

                    same eagerness.  The campus is large having lots of free

                    areas.  There are ten large buildings scattered among tree

                    lined avenues and 5 man made lakes.  There is even a river

                    flowing through the property with two small bridges that

                    give access to either side of the river.  The rest of the

                    buildings are used for the apartments for the teachers and

                    their families and for the dormitories of the students.

                    The apartments of the foreign teachers are quite adequate. 

                    I have a living room, a bedroom, a kitchen and a bathroom

                    all of which are very spacious.  These are provided by the

                    University as part of our salary.  We also receive a salary

                    which enables us to pay any living expenses we might incur

                    plus a small amount for our savings.  All our appliances are

                    provided to us by the university also. 

                    Our Foreign Affairs Office staff provides us with any help

                    we may need.  It is comforting to know that they can be

                    depended upon in any circumstance and at any time.

                    The teachers and the students are the real plus in our lives

                    as teachers.  In our case, we are foreign English teachers

                    who are not versed in the Chinese language.  Everyone is 

                    very willing to help us out.  The students are interested in

                    learning how to speak English so we are kept quite busy

                    providing them with opportunities to speak the language and

                    to learn our customs.  This makes being a teacher here very

                    satisfying.  I’m glad I’m here.

                                                          Carmen LaMazza