Living with a Chinese family
Since Chinese New Year I’ve been living with my Chinese boyfriend and his parents. A decision that makes me seem a bit crazy in the eyes of my parents, siblings and friends. So how is it actually like to be…
Rate my Chinese! 2013 Edition
Here is a video I made for the Chinese Bridge competition. It’s a simple self introduction, but can also be seen as a proof of my current spoken Chinese level. Even though I passed HSK6, my spoken Chinese is still…
Langde Miao Village
The last destination on our Guizhou trip was Langde Miao Village. Check out the posts about Xijiang and Leigong Mountain too! You can take a bus to Langde from Kaili (25km) or Leishan (15km). The village was built in the…
How long does it take to learn Chinese?
Correlation of old and new HSK with my progress So how long does it actually take to learn Chinese? I’m not going to define what is fluent, I believe I’m still far from that, but how long does it take…