Los Angeles-based Crystal Hsia, a Taiwanese born and raised Mandarin teacher, joins us as our first guest on the podcast!

In this episode, we talk about culture shocks/differences she experienced after moving to the U.S. ten years ago. As a student, Crystal was confused by the need to ask questions in graduate school just to prove she had read the class material, and now by the work culture that requires speaking up for yourself and advocating for what you deserve. Listen in to learn useful new Mandarin vocabulary from this conversation!

If you want to find Crystal and/or work with her as your teacher, you can head over to https://crystalmandarin.com

Deepen your Mandarin learning through the transcript of this episode, which includes Traditional & Simplified Chinese, Pinyin, English translations, and the highlighted vocabulary -- find it at: https://transcripts.realyoumandarin.com

If you like learning new vocabulary through real-life conversational formats like this, preview a free lesson of the Real You Mandarin: Beginnings course at https://www.realyoumandarin.com -- the course covers a whole swath of topics from everyday ones like dating & pop culture to deeper ones like mental health and media representation.