I usually choose photos for metaphorical reasons -- I don't have a clear reason why I selected this one but I think it works. Draw your ...

Some thoughts on the "I'm not defensive, YOU'RE DEFENSIVE! You don't understand our 5000 years of Chinese culture" rea...

Several years ago, I took a series of one-on-one Chinese classes at TLI (Taipei Language Institute), and while my teachers were fine (not p...

Photo from this site It's been 5 1/2 years. 5 1/2 years of learning Chinese - with some extended breaks, but make no mistake, I...

I used to have this idea that if I studied Chinese long and hard enough, someday I’d be “fluent”, like Fluency was a prize I could win and m...

Back in 2009 I wrote about studying at Shi-da and gave my overall review of the place. Final verdict: you'll improve your writing and ...