Normally I avoid introduction threads 'cos I don't have much to say about myself, so I end up making a load of stuff up to sound interesting. But I won't do that here, since I respect you all too much to lie.
Anway, hi. I'm the_otter or just otter. Before I came to China, I was training to be an astronaut with NASA. Then the daily grind and predictability of my life got me down, and I left it all behind to teach Chinese students how to write English without putting commas in all the wrong places. (30% success rate so far.
) My hobbies include wrestling medium-sized bears and smuggling Bactrian Camels to the Isle of Man. Apart from that, my life is quite dull. Thanks for letting me into the saloon!