Also when you get your new passport make sure to mark the box for the one with more pages. They were the same price a year ago when I got a new passport.

uhm, I'm pretty sure Microsoft, Google, and Apple are all NSA backers. They're companies based in the US; they don't really have a choice no matter what they say publicly.

If you root your phone the first thing is to change the root password. Also, the phone can still be set to check programs for their appropriate signing, etc. If you turn that off it's your own fault(well, besides buying a phone in China preloaded with NSA approved goodness ;)

Xunelei...haha, anyone who trusts pirating software that's not open source and downloaded from a trusted source is well, a fool...

Heating generally doesn't work here since everything is concrete and there usually isn't any insulation at all. If it's an older building your windows will have a terrible draft too. Many residents will use saran wrap or something to seal most windows for the winter. It rarely gets "cold" but sitting inside at 35 degrees all afternoon redefines 35 degrees.

If i know I'll be in a room with a concrete floor then I wear long thick stockings and boots with thick soles. Then if I'm still feeling cold I use those electric hot bags with a cover to put your hands in.

In the past it meant taking a visa run outside the country; however, with the new visa regulations who knows. The best way is if she can save face and make up some excuse as to why she needs to quit/go back home.

Of course that means being polite, and saying how sad she is to leave such a great school... .haha, which I could never do.

I'm pretty sure if she wants to change employers she needs a letter from her current employer stating she left on good terms.

Just go down to the entry-exit bureau and ask them. I find about 60% of the time they are friendly and helpful. If they aren't friendly they'll at least tell you straight up what she needs.