Jon
@dzr9212
American expat in China
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17 posts
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About me
American
Lives in Dalian
Speaks English
Registration: 28 February 2012
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Move to Belfast
Hello all. My name is Jon. I'm an American currently living in Dalian, China. We are looking to move to Belfast sometime in the late spring and I'm trying to get an idea of how things are before we arrive. Generally speaking, tell me ... Read More
Tutor needed
Was wondering if anyone on here is or knows of a good tutor that will come to the apartment. I can't keep going out as much as I do and not know how to communicate. I refuse to be the stereotypical American and expect everyone to speak English. ... Read More
American Football by dzr9212
Hi everyone! We have all just arrived in dalian and were having a blast adjusting from the jet lag! The good news is the store across from the somerset w imported foods. The great news for me especially was being able to watch college football ...
Crokus...that may be what I will do. I can't take much more of this. There's a lot of things I can live without but football (American) and my movies are non-negotiables. Thanks for getting back to me Read More
Christmas! by |x_bec_x
Hi, Anyone know where or if anywhere does christmas dinner over the christmas holiday. I am prepared to give up many things to be in China but Christmas dinner isn't one of them! Hopefully Santa will find me here :P Becky
What I'm saying Becky is that if u wanna have like a holiday get together I'm sure we could all figure something out as we will definitely have a stove wherever it is that we end up. We are definitely making a big deal out of it as my son will b 3 ... Read More
Food!!
Ok so I've read different things on where to go and shop around Dalian but maybe I'm missing something or I'm setting the bar too high. I've been everywhere but metro that supposedly has a wide range of imported foods but truth be told I'm still ... Read More
American Football
Hi everyone! We have all just arrived in dalian and were having a blast adjusting from the jet lag! The good news is the store across from the somerset w imported foods. The great news for me especially was being able to watch college football ... Read More
Playmates for the kids by dzr9212
Hello all. So we were supposed to be in Dalian at the end of July but now it's looking more like en of August. I know I've asked some questions about general things and those of u that have responded I thank you very much for taking the time to get ...
Hi crocus. We've just arrived in dalian. We've been there too for our initial visits and we didn't think they were very kid friendly too. Unless u like to fly kites. Let me know if you've found anything. Sorry it took so long for me to get back to ... Read More
Christmas! by |x_bec_x
Hi, Anyone know where or if anywhere does christmas dinner over the christmas holiday. I am prepared to give up many things to be in China but Christmas dinner isn't one of them! Hopefully Santa will find me here :P Becky
Hi Becky! We all just got here 2 days ago but we've been thinking about the same things! We have kids and my wife is big into the Christmas holiday. Let me know you're ideas because I'm sure we can all think of something to do. One of our ... Read More
moving to dalian by dzr9212
Hello everyone. My name is Jon. My wife Erin and I and our two children will soon be on our way to living in Dalian for the next 2-4 yrs. however our problem is that we're not sure where to begin. neither one of us speaks Mandarin and we're in the ...
Bally I'm down to dO anything. Lemme know. Still looking like a late August arrival Read More
Expat blog gatherings in Dalian by Julien
Hi all! What about meeting the other Dalian Expat.com members in real life? Organizing an Expat.com meet up would be an excellent way to know them! :) An Expat.com meet up can be a diner gathering, having coffee, a bring and share in a nice ...
We're definitely in when we get there. The more people we connect with the better:) Read More
Playmates for the kids
Hello all. So we were supposed to be in Dalian at the end of July but now it's looking more like en of August. I know I've asked some questions about general things and those of u that have responded I thank you very much for taking the time to get ... Read More
moving to dalian by dzr9212
Hello everyone. My name is Jon. My wife Erin and I and our two children will soon be on our way to living in Dalian for the next 2-4 yrs. however our problem is that we're not sure where to begin. neither one of us speaks Mandarin and we're in the ...
Thanks so much for the reply Indians. My wife's office is also down in the Hitech development zone as well in the ascendas business park. When we visited she had no issue getting a taxi to go down but when she attempted to leave and come back the ... Read More
moving to dalian by dzr9212
Hello everyone. My name is Jon. My wife Erin and I and our two children will soon be on our way to living in Dalian for the next 2-4 yrs. however our problem is that we're not sure where to begin. neither one of us speaks Mandarin and we're in the ...
Crockus - how did you like the somerset? That is where my wife's company will set us up for temporary housing while we look for an apartment. Her office is about 40 minutes from there down in the southern part of the city, and people have told us ... Read More
moving to dalian by dzr9212
Hello everyone. My name is Jon. My wife Erin and I and our two children will soon be on our way to living in Dalian for the next 2-4 yrs. however our problem is that we're not sure where to begin. neither one of us speaks Mandarin and we're in the ...
Thanks Becky for replying. Not sure why you're the only one but I'll take it:). There's actually a friend here who studied in china for a few years and is pretty fluent and willing to teach me basics. I need it more because I'll b at home with the ... Read More
moving to dalian
Hello everyone. My name is Jon. My wife Erin and I and our two children will soon be on our way to living in Dalian for the next 2-4 yrs. however our problem is that we're not sure where to begin. neither one of us speaks Mandarin and we're in the ... Read More