

Jarrod
@einswald
Australian expat in China
Forum posts
27
About me
Australian
Lives in Shenzhen
Speaks English.. the Australian version
Registration: 27 September 2009
Activity

Fitness center Hunt
I hear that there are a couple of fitness centers in Futian that or owned or managed by an Australian, Im trying to get contact information for the fitness center and i suppose there is a chance that the friendly people on expatblog can help... No ... Read More


Living in Beijing by elldon
Hi, Am thinking of moving to Beijing to learn Chinese, just wondering if anyone has any tips on living there?

Ask specific questions, thats pretty hard to answer, Which district are you thinking of living in? Where are you going to study? are you wanting to work while your here? Do you know anyone here? ARe you interested in finding clubs etc to hang out ... Read More


Watch out in Sanlitun by giscarpo
Recently the small bar street in the middle of Sanlitun has been getting very dangerous, and for no reason. The other day I was at a bar called 9.9 and my brother, father and I were attacked from 7 different workers there. We offered to pay for our ...

ditto Read More


soccer in beijing? by mizhu87
hey guys! do any of you guys play soccer on weekends in beijing?

Yeh maybe, depends when, let me know Read More


soccer in beijing? by mizhu87
hey guys! do any of you guys play soccer on weekends in beijing?

yeh mate, on Dongzhemen opposite the Australian embassy Read More


soccer in beijing? by mizhu87
hey guys! do any of you guys play soccer on weekends in beijing?

Not sure of the details but check with the manager of "Paddy's" he either organises it or knows who does, they play out near Lido i think Read More


Moving to Beijing this September, Haidian District--Questions by pjmarina
Greetings, I have but a few questions for anyone willing to lend some knowledge on Beijing life. I am moving to Beijing to live in the above mentioned district with housing costs that does not exceed 3000 RMB per month (two bedrooms, living room, ...

Im going to disagree with the above poster, i live in Chaoyang, but haiden is probably my favorite district to go out in followed closley by the hutongs in dongcheng. 36000 a year is about what im on and i live pretty comfortably with plenty of ... Read More


Can taxi driver speak English in Beijing? by Beijing Driver
While you are traveling in Beijing and you want to go somewhere by taxi. did your taxi driver understand you? It is ok for your communication with taxi driver in English? I am interested your experiences in Beijing? Let share your experiences in ...

in a word NO, no english, learn where you want to go ahead of time and memorise it, or have it written down. Read More


Another new-in-towner.... by ashleyp4776
I am a psuedo-expat, spending abotu 35% of my time in Beijing. Craving a little conversation in English about now! Would love to find someone to have dinner from time to time(Would also love an occasional running partner for the weekends.) I stay ...

Sanlitun is expat heavy, plenty of bars and resteraunts Read More


Aussie living in Beijing by einswald
Hi all, just moved to Beijing to work as a swim coach for a few of the international schools here. would love to meet people of any nationality to hang out with, Jarrod

Negatory Read More


Aussie living in Beijing by einswald
Hi all, just moved to Beijing to work as a swim coach for a few of the international schools here. would love to meet people of any nationality to hang out with, Jarrod

chicken parma... be still my beating heart thank you kind stranger Read More


Facebook problem in Shanghai by janin_white
Hello everyone! I am new here so it's nice to meet everyone. I would like to know if you can open your facebook accounts in Shanghai? I faced a problem with that. I've tried different computers and different internet clubs but facebook doesn't work. ...

go to citymoments and they have a free download, only catch it that while you are logged in you can ONLY access facebook unless you register (and pay) for the full version. not a problem though it has a on/off toggle that allows you to then access ... Read More


Hi! Life/Salaries in Beijing by Natercia
Hi everyone, I received a job offer in Beijing. Salary is yet to be discussed but I was asked what my salary expectation is. To be honest I have no clue about salaries in China. It is job for 3-5 years of experience, for an international company, ...

Hi everyone, I received a job offer in Beijing. Salary is yet to be discussed but I was asked what my salary expectation is. To be honest I have no clue about salaries in China. It is job for 3-5 years of experience, for an international company, ... Read More

Aussie living in Beijing
Hi all, just moved to Beijing to work as a swim coach for a few of the international schools here. would love to meet people of any nationality to hang out with, Jarrod Read More