Wow, thank you very much for all the helpful advice! I guess I need to start looking into this a lot more seriously if I want to make it work, and keep my stuff safe.

I am going to use the @boddhisattva lists to see who is worth talking to.

That could be a plan, I see @chinadaily have something not dissimilar out also. Although, checking that list today I did see a number of accounts who I suspect are not really engaging and casting votes on others...

Good luck all the same, and I hope your 25% a week hostel suits you well.

Cheers!