In this episode, I interview Todd Blackhurst. Todd moved to Taiwan from Texas with his wife and 3 teenagers in 2013. Listen to find out:

What promoted Todd to move his whole family to Taiwan
How he prepared for the big move
The adjustments for the kids, now living in Taiwan
The comparisons between the local education (American school) and American education
What he would have done differently if he had come with younger kids
How living in Taiwan is different from coming as a visitor
The challenges an American family has living in Taiwan
The differences in how direct you communicate with other people in Taiwan versus America
What worked for Todd when it came to learning Chinese
Their long term plans and language investment in Taiwan
Why he recommends others travel as a family
An aspect he loves about living in Taiwan
The closeness of family in Taiwan

Learn Chinese Insights Podcast Episode 006: Todd Blackhurst

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In this episode, I interview Ed Gonzalez, a Mexican-Canadian restaurant owner in Taipei, Taiwan.

Listen to this episode to find out:

- What brought Eddy to Taiwan?
- 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

Learn Chinese Insights Podcast Episode 006: Todd Blackhurst

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