Why are you studying Chinese? It seems that everyone has a different reason, but your reason is critical to your success in learning Chinese. Jared and John discuss the importance of having a reason to learn Chinese and cultivating existing and new motivations. If you don’t have a reason to learn, you wont get far with the language.

Guest interview is with Theresa Munford from the UK. She began learning Chinese shortly after the Cultural Revolution in an idealistic time. She provides a perspective that you are unlikely to find anywhere else. As you listen, you’ll be taken back to another time and place where China was waking up to the rest of the world.

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Links referenced in this Episode.Episode #3 With John’s Story of Learning ChineseJared's Cinnamon Roll bakery in Shanghai - CinnaSwirlEpisode #15 Interview with Steven KaufmannRecycling and Garbage Separation PropagandaLearn and write Chinese characters “葡萄” Grape pinyin and strokes with relaxing musicChina’s Cultural Revolution“Chinese Through Poetry” by Archie BarnesMandarin Companion Memes - Instagram

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