second solicitation

Hi all,

I know this is the second posting re: this issue... but I am soliciting teaching stories for ideas for my first attempt at fiction.

 

I have started developing ideas for the story which centers around a foreign guy living in Taiwan. He is a foreign guy already so imbued with ego that he remains unaffected by the particular disease that is caught by some foreign men on remaining in Asia for longer than 2 weeks (you know, the one where they think they are suddenly sex gods who need only to step into a bar or restaurant to be beset by a bevy of desireous babes). Our main character already knows the secret to attracting "desireous babes"... and his secret attraction factors are not of the type that dissipate even before the jetlag has worn off (when setting foot back on home turf).

 

Anyway, I haven't developed much re: the lesser, but still important story of Azeeza Bilquis.... English teacher in Korea! I didn't develop much re: her character or school life. What would be helpful would be stories that show the following:

• attitudes towards money/making it/spending it... 
• attitudes of host society towards the foreign teacher... (foreign resident)
• habits re: accumulation of stuff... how permanent does home in Korea feel?
• habits re: forming friendships...  how transient are relationships?
• ibid re: sex and love
• work ethics and relationships with teachers/students/parents, etc...

FINAL REQUEST... Although I love the name Bilquis, I no longer like the name Azeeza. Is this too foreign sounding? Think about it! Korean students can't pronounce some letters and substitute "j" for "z". Although that could be potentially cute... it isn't! (Ah -ji -ja). I would prefer a more common (but not too common) name. And also looking for a better name for Javed. Should I have opted for Omar? Or can you think of something better? Please post comments to this mail by visiting the site (http://zanmeibarbados.blogspot.com/) and clicking where it says 0 comments. Or try emailing it directly to the site to the address in the To field.