Moving to Qingdao

Hello everyone,

We might be moving to Qingdao and are searching how life would be over there. We (Dutch familiy with 2 kids aged 7 and 8) have been expats for the longest time and are now moving from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Need to know things as International Schools, Housing (house within a nice area with some international community), Cultural life, Sports Facilities, etc, etc.

What let's start with "How's life in Qingdao after Covid?" I understand there's still a sizeable expat community. Is everything open and are people living their normal pre-Covid lives?

Second, do you speak a different dialect of Mandarin in Qingdao? Or is it the same as elsewhere. We're considering taking language courses for speaking as I guess that would be quite necessary.

Thanks!!