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On May 16th at 10:38am 2016 I officially became a father. Naturally this was a very exciting and emotional time for me. After I held my baby for the first time, the midwife came took him away to get cleaned up. I sat on a cold bench outside the delivery room and started thinking about all my new responsibilities and how I need to make sure if the worst happens too me, my new family are prepared.

I was thinking about health in China, this ranges from everything from health insurance, to getting prescriptions or even just visiting a doctor with a stomach flu. I decided to write this as a “Crash Course China” guide to help other expats in China understand what is needed to live in China knowing you are safe from any unforeseen “what if” situations. I will talk about what is given...

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You may know already from visiting my site is that I live in China. I live in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China to be exact, which is about 100km west of Shanghai. I have lived in China for over 3 years now, I spent my first year in Suzhou teaching english and two years in Shanghai as a web developer. Now I have returned to Suzhou to be closer with my wife and work as a web+app UI designer.

Something I have wanted to do since I have arrived in China is to write about life in China and how I have adapted my day to day life. I love cooking, electronics & Chinese culture and I want to write about it to help anyone who is thinking of coming to China as well as tips for people who are currently living here.

With that said, I will...

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