wdrpgwd wrote: We have been getting some backlash in China. Somebody here has published my post and it got sent to China and in the translation it was written that we were implying that local kids in Yangshuo are poor. We teach children from all over China and not all of them are impoverished. Yangshuo is not a poor city and the kids in the picture are part of a summer program from bigger cities.
We are in the middle of damage control now. Many of the locals are happy about the exposure. The school has received tremendous attention and we hope it will mean growth for everyone. I'm hoping this gets corrected soon. We are doing a couple interviews with news outlets in the coming days.
Who new one response on a message board could turn into this.Yokosuka Martian wrote: So how much money do you think would be necessary to do such a thing?
It's not expensive. Your biggest cost will be getting here.
Here is the cost comparison for Chicago vs. Guangzhou
http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=United+States&country2=China&city1=Chicago%2C+IL&city2=Guangzhou
Guangzhou is more expensive than Guilin but you can see how far your money goes there. It's very affordable.
I hope it all works out for you. You seem like such an amazing person. Let us know if theres anything we can do.