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Hi I'm Jenn, I'm moving to Jinan with my boyfriend Nate at the end of the month. I'm hoping to meet up with people who can show us the ropes. We don't know any Mandarin and have never been to China before. Let me know if you have any tips or advice!

Hi Jenn!

Welcome to Expat.com :)

Armand

Hi, Jenn!

It was great finding your plea for help!  Now it is my turn!

I am hopeful that the e-mail is current; I am going to be traveling for an
extended period of time to Jinan and needed the input of an expatriate on
how to best plan and negotiate such a trip.  I will be coming as a visiting
Professor at QILU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (formally Shandong University of
Light Industry).  Could you send me information on the following:

1. Work Visas for the University
2. Room & Board - how to best navigate (as cheaply and safely as possible)
these two necessities.
3. Medical/Dental insurance/care - is there a clinic/hospital I
should/shouldn't attend?
4. Air and water quality - do I need to wear a dust mask?  Do I need to
import water?
5. The beds over there are VERY hard.  Do I need to bring an egg crate?
6. Would you recommend exercising outdoors or indoors?
7. Are there churches that speak English?
8. Tax structure on payments I receive
9. Cost of food and clothes - are there places I should go to to buy stuff?

If you know of anything else I should be aware of, I would be in your debt
for that information.  Take care and maybe see you in Jinan!

My best wishes,

-Lucian

Hi Jenn, I hope you're still in Jinan! Funny, my boyfriend just moved to Jinan two months ago and I will be in the next couple weeks. Have you guys settled in well? We'll be looking for new friends and people to hang with!