Good and bad reasons for learning Chinese
For learning Chinese there are both good and bad reasons to get started. Let’s hop in with the worst reasons to study Chinese. 1. I’ve been living in China for ages and I feel guilty of not learning Why it’s a bad reason? Because it’s not motivating! And our lives are too short to feel guilty about things, let alone not learning Chinese. It’s hard to turn this negative feeling into successful learning. 2. My spouse or friend wants to drag me along to a Chinese course Again there is a lack of motivation and even there is a chance you end up liking Chinese, most likely you will just…
Happy Chinese New Year!
Wishing everyone a successful, prosperous and healthy year of the pig! A new year has started in China and we have another chance of a new beginning in 2019. What makes a Chinese New Year then? In Guangzhou it’s a tradition to visit the Flower Markets before Chinese New Year. Each disctrict has their own market, some neighborhoods even have their own small flower market too. You decorate your home with fresh flowers to bring in the feeling of Spring! I don’t really havea green thumb my self so I keep the plants at minimum, but my in-laws think the more the better! Here is a photo of their new…
