– About his initial journey learning Chinese

– His experience after briefly goes to Chinese school

– How he has benefitted from learning zhuyin / bo-po-mo-fo

– The benefit of being able to speak Chinese in Taiwan

– About Eddy’s podcast and how that helps him learn Chinese

– How he learned slang Chinese that isn’t taught in textbooks

– How he has fun with Chinese and how he uses it in public settings

– The technology he finds helpful for translating Chinese

– How he learns Chinese from reading subtitles

– What he would have done differently if he could go back and learn Chinese again

In this episode, I interview Caleb Shetland, an American now working in Taipei as a firmware engineer. Listen to find out: – His experience learning Chinese at a US college – What approach he wishes he had used instead, to learn characters – When he realized that learning Mandarin would be useful for his engineering career – […]

In this episode I interview Alex Trup, a Brit now working in Digital Marketing in Taipei, Taiwan. Listen to find out: – About his experience learning Chinese in the UK – How he went from China to Taiwan – His experience as a foreigner in a Taiwanese working environment – Why he likes Taipei compared to […]

In this episode I interview Xiao Fei, an American blogger now living in Taiwan. Listen to find out: – His experience trying to get a degree at a local Taiwanese university – Why he switched out of the Chinese program to an English one – His experience living in China – Why he finds his current […]

In this episode I interview Keoni Everington, an American now working in the media business in Taiwan. Listen to find out: – What got him interested in learning Chinese 20 years ago – What it was like learning Chinese in Ohio – How he benefited from guanxi early on – What it was like moving from […]

In this episode I interview Scott Faul, an American now living in Taiwan. Listen to find out: – What got him interested in learning Chinese, while in the US – His experience studying Chinese in Taiwan, while working on the side – How he used the Chinese he had learned, while working in the US […]

In this episode I interview Aaron Simmons, an American Professional Development Coach. He is the founder of Diversify International and Multi-Lingual Story Corner. Listen to find out: – What got him interested in Chinese culture and language in the first place, while studying in the US – Why he chose a more challenging route to learning […]

In this episode, I interview Alex Barker, an American consultant about his experience learning Chinese Listen to this episode to find out: – How Alex got interested in learning Chinese in America – His experience in an American college class learning Chinese – Why he didn’t make as much progress in Chinese as he wanted […]

In this episode I interview Adriana Estrada from Guatemala, who has lived in Taiwan for the past 7 years, completing her undergraduate and master’s degree during that time. Listen to find out: – What brought Adriana to Taiwan in the first place – What advantages she brings to the work place over local Taiwanese – […]

In this episode, I interview Nick Howard, an American who has been living in Taiwan for the past 9 years. Listen to find out: – What brought him to Taiwan in the first place – How he moved up from teaching at a cram school to teach at a university – The process he went […]