In this episode, I interview Ross Darrell Feingold, an American now working as a senior advisor at the DC International Advisory, a law firm in Taipei, Taiwan.

Listen to this episode to find out:

- What made Ross focus on learning Mandarin Chinese 20 years ago

- What a one year intensive Mandarin learning program in Singapore was like

- Why he felt this program was still not enough for him

- What it was like to take a Mandarin studies course in a small American university

- What made him choose Taiwan over Singapore and China to further his Chinese learning

- What his plan was, after learning Chinese

- The most important thing to consider when applying for a job in Asia

- How he compares Asia with the west

- The differences in company culture

- A misconception he's noticed in company hours

- Why he chooses to live in Asia

- How he uses Chinese in his daily work