Newcomer to Nantong

[wongis]

My family and I will move to Nantong during August 2012. We are now living in Sweden and have a 4 year old son. We will stay in Nantong Magnolia Apartments. Location address is in the Chongchuan Economic Zone, South of Century Avenue, West of South Gongnong Road and North of Chonghai Middle School.

Anyone that answers these questions below
- what kind of volunteer work or activites my wife can do in Nantong or nearby?
- where to meet other foreigners, any community club
- where for a 4-year old kid to play with other foreign kids?
- any good international day care?

hope any one can help us... thanks in advance

[iamsaying1]

I am unable to provide you more information in this forum but I know there is an Ikea store in the town.

[Ac]

Hi there,
Coincidentally, my family is staying in magnolia apartment. We just moved in here in mar this year. I have not found any volunteer work place here for my wife yet, especially when language is a barrier. But let's hook up when you move in here and we can try to help you as much. Email me at alvinchuacolor@hotmail.com

[jwhahn]

Hi wongis,
Welcome to the board and have a nice time here!

[manta]

There are very few foreign kids in Nantong so far. I don't know if there is an international kindergarten, but some kindergartens are bilingual. Usually one of the Chinese teachers speaks English and then there are native English speaking teachers who give the English lessons for kids.

Maybe when you move here and meet other expats, you will get contact details of those kindergartens.

[wongis]

@manta
do you have any name of the kindergarten which are billingual?

@yxj111psu
from where are you?

maybe we all can hook up and have some time together exploring the city..

[jdor]

Hello.
My family is from Japan.

My arrival to Nantong is in a few weeks.

welcome to the board!

[wongis]

hi all,
i have also settled down in Magnolia apartment in Nantong. Please let me know where I can meet expats. Thanks in advance. Please mail me at andywong72@gmail.com

[skinnykiwi1]

Try some restaurants in downtown area and you will see many foreigners there. Good luck

[larsroed]

Hi,

we have been living in NT for the last 3 years and are actually moving also to magnolia apartments soon.

our daughter is 5 years old and attending a bilingual kindergarten : kids castle / Jin De Bao located close by on the other side of Gongnong road.

rgds Lars