In this episode, I interview Aaron Posehn. He's a Canadian, with a degree in Asian studies, who moved to Taiwan to work as an editor.

Listen to find out:

How Aaron got interested in Chinese culture
What it was like to be the only non Asian in a Chinese class of 300
About his first trip to China and Mongolia
Why learning Chinese alone isn't enough to work in a Chinese company
About Aaron's Chinease book and website on the basics of reading Chinese characters.
What it's like to be living in Taipei and interacting with others in Chinese
What he would do differently, if he was to learn Chinese again

Learn Chinese Insights Podcast Episode 003: Aaron Posehn

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Listen to this episode to find out:

- What brought Eddy to Taiwan?
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- His experience after briefly goes to Chinese school
- How he has benefitted from learning zhuyin / bo-po-mo-fo
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Learn Chinese Insights Podcast Episode 003: Aaron Posehn

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