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Forums > Living in Kunming > Getting vaccinations in Kunming

I'm looking for some advice on getting vaccinations. I may need each of the following, and I'm wondering where I might get them, how much they might cost, and if there are particular brandnames that I should ask for:

- Typhoid
- Japanese encephalitis
- Rabies

Thanks!

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Forums > Study > Looking for accurate/detailed info on intensive language study

I am moving to Kunming in the late summer and I'm finding it hard to get accurate and detailed information on intensive Mandarin study possibilities. Have you studied intensively in Kunming/at an advanced level? If so, I'd love to hear from you.

I am looking to study for around 6 months, maybe 4 hours per day of classroom time. I am at an advanced level of Mandarin, and am looking to work very hard for six months to become functionally fluent. I am looking for an established program that is not just one-on-one, but may include that. Other ideal criteria are (no idea if this all exists in one place):

- small classes (fewer than 10 people)
- quality teachers trained to teach Mandarin
- quality textbooks (if you could name what they are, that would be awesome)
- a no-English environment
- possibility for HSK prep

The kind of info I am NOT looking for is:
- details on the program/school that you work for
- offers to be my language partner or to tutor me one-on-one and show me the local bar scene

Thanks in advance!!
birdabroad

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Forums > Study > Looking for intensive chinese language program(s)

Hi Expat999,

I would really appreciate hearing about what you end up doing and how satisfied you are with the situation. I'm looking for the same set up as you when I move to Kunming in a few months and I'm having trouble getting detailed information on intensive courses (I would also prefer an existing program as opposed to just an individual tutor). It would be great to hear from you on this (my email is jangelson (at) gmail (dot) com. Thanks!

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Normally, I really like the "Getting Away" feature on GoKunming...but I feel like we might be scraping the bottom of the barrel here. I had some new and exciting noodles there - tasty, I'll grant you - but I speak from experience when I say that Nanning is the place that fun goes to die.

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Has the distinction of being one of the only places in town with an elevator. Usually has hot water, and the beds and rooms generally are comfy enough. Satisfactorily clean.

Noisy at night as many rooms face the main road, and it's largely taken over by groups of ganbu doing god-knows-what until all hours - they're usually gone by morning, leaving behind only the empty pings.

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Dear Salvador's waitresses,

I get it - maybe you've been told not to memorize people's orders instead of writing them down, or maybe you think it's impressive not to take notes...

But you know what I'd find more impressive? Getting my order right. Ever.

Salvador's has great food, but every time I eat here my food is missing something I ordered, or has something sprinkled all over it that I asked to be left out.

Seriously, just write the orders down. I won't think any less of you!

xx birdabroad

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This place has a nice atmosphere - high ceiling, comfortable seating, good light. A classy-looking place, and definitely a breath of fresh air after smacking your forehead endlessly in the cafes of Wenhua Xiang and Wenlin Jie. The coffee is solid.

A word of warning: Stay away from the cakes. They are the kind that come out of a box that several cafes around here serve; at Rainbow they keep the slices in the freezer and serve them to you frozen solid on a plate. Seriously.