Starflip
English expat in China
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English
Lives in Ningbo, Zhejiang Sheng
Registration: 19 December 2013
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Ningbo by Starflip
Hi I'll be moving to NIngbo sometime soon for work purposes - education. Anyone out there who can give me the inside story on Ningbo? I enjoy running (sometimes, competitively), the arts, play guitar, photography. I'm learning to draw ...
Hi Indah Well .. here I am at last in Ningbo. I moved into an apartment last week and I am beginning to settle. I've been to Tianyi Square and Laowaitan ... but it would be nice to find more local spots where I can meet interesting people. ... Read More
Ningbo by Starflip
Hi I'll be moving to NIngbo sometime soon for work purposes - education. Anyone out there who can give me the inside story on Ningbo? I enjoy running (sometimes, competitively), the arts, play guitar, photography. I'm learning to draw ...
Thanks. When you return, it would be good to meet up for a chat! I play guitar ... but I do not read music. I taught myself. Be good to learn some of the secrets of the city from a real local :) Stay in touch. Read More
Schools in ningbo and Hangzhou by Amahammar
Hi We are moving to China in a few months. Either to hangzhou or ningbo. Anyone who has experience of the international schools there? My kids are 14 and 15 years old.
Hi My name is Phil Billing, from the UK. Newly appointed Principal of Ningbo International School. I visited the school in February and stayed in Ningbo for a few days. I am delighted to be taking the lead of an excellent school. I found that ... Read More
Ningbo by Starflip
Hi I'll be moving to NIngbo sometime soon for work purposes - education. Anyone out there who can give me the inside story on Ningbo? I enjoy running (sometimes, competitively), the arts, play guitar, photography. I'm learning to draw ...
Thanks ... all useful. And yes ... I'm browsing the internet to see what I can find. Read More
Ningbo by Starflip
Hi I'll be moving to NIngbo sometime soon for work purposes - education. Anyone out there who can give me the inside story on Ningbo? I enjoy running (sometimes, competitively), the arts, play guitar, photography. I'm learning to draw ...
Nice to hear from you Indah. I'll get in touch once I arrive and have settled a little. ** Read More
Ningbo by Starflip
Hi I'll be moving to NIngbo sometime soon for work purposes - education. Anyone out there who can give me the inside story on Ningbo? I enjoy running (sometimes, competitively), the arts, play guitar, photography. I'm learning to draw ...
Thanks for the info. It's always good to learn from a local person who knows the city. I'm really looking forward to it ... and the fact that it's still more Chinese may present some challenges, but I'm pleased to be in a city that ... Read More
Ningbo
Hi I'll be moving to NIngbo sometime soon for work purposes - education. Anyone out there who can give me the inside story on Ningbo? I enjoy running (sometimes, competitively), the arts, play guitar, photography. I'm learning to draw ... Read More
Distance Running in Kuwait by Starflip
Anyone interested in distance running. I'm moving to Kuwait in Janaury and would love to keep up with my running. Always helpful to have a running partner, group or club. Anyone know of anything that's already in place? I know it gets really hot ...
Minases ... you are from Kenya? I imagine that you are already a fine runner! I am currently in the UK on vacation but will be back in Kuwait late August. I live in Mangaf and run regularly ... but I'm no so fast! I do want to train for a ... Read More
Distance Running in Kuwait by Starflip
Anyone interested in distance running. I'm moving to Kuwait in Janaury and would love to keep up with my running. Always helpful to have a running partner, group or club. Anyone know of anything that's already in place? I know it gets really hot ...
I think there is a track in Mishref, but I don't know the specific address. I don't do track running in Kuwait. Read More
Distance Running in Kuwait by Starflip
Anyone interested in distance running. I'm moving to Kuwait in Janaury and would love to keep up with my running. Always helpful to have a running partner, group or club. Anyone know of anything that's already in place? I know it gets really hot ...
Usually, I warm up as I jog to the beach at Mangaf. Then do up and down the beach in various formats, and often dip into the sea before stretching and jogging home. I'm even running in this weather ... pretty hot, but if you keep well-hydrated ... Read More
Distance Running in Kuwait by Starflip
Anyone interested in distance running. I'm moving to Kuwait in Janaury and would love to keep up with my running. Always helpful to have a running partner, group or club. Anyone know of anything that's already in place? I know it gets really hot ...
Hi ... Don't wait for me ... coz I may not make it. Still in the whirl of settling into the apartment and new job/responsibilities etc. Exactly where do you meet? I am living in Mangaf. I'll try to get there ... coz I'd love to run ... but don't ... Read More
Distance Running in Kuwait by Starflip
Anyone interested in distance running. I'm moving to Kuwait in Janaury and would love to keep up with my running. Always helpful to have a running partner, group or club. Anyone know of anything that's already in place? I know it gets really hot ...
I like it :) Read More
Distance Running in Kuwait by Starflip
Anyone interested in distance running. I'm moving to Kuwait in Janaury and would love to keep up with my running. Always helpful to have a running partner, group or club. Anyone know of anything that's already in place? I know it gets really hot ...
Hahaha. I understand. I used to run the beach at Clifton or sometimes much further out at Sandspit ... and vary my times and the exact location for obvious reasons. When I lived in Pakistan, it was in the Himalaya ... Plenty of hill runs and ... Read More
Distance Running in Kuwait by Starflip
Anyone interested in distance running. I'm moving to Kuwait in Janaury and would love to keep up with my running. Always helpful to have a running partner, group or club. Anyone know of anything that's already in place? I know it gets really hot ...
OK ... thought this might be the case. I lived in Pakistan for a while ... and there it really depended on where you were. Just needed to be sensitive to local culture and listen to local wisdom. Shorts were fine in some places; but in many it ... Read More