Studying Chinese
A 2-year-old learning Chinese and Finnish
When our daughter started speaking she spoke mostly Cantonese as she was home with a nanny a lot. But now Mandarin had completely replaced it and Finnish is a good second. At home I speak Finnish with Anna and my…
So how easy is it for foreigners to study in China?
Recently Lena from Lenaaround shared an interesting article on Facebook: White Privilege as a Western Student in China. The article shares the experiences of foreign students and what privileges they felt they got during their studies, just because they were…
First day at Japanese Daycare in Guangzhou
Today was our daughter’s first day at daycare in Guangzhou, a big day for all of us. The past year she has been at home with a full time nanny, but now it was time to join the kindergarten. Why…
Choosing a Chinese teacher
Choosing the right Chinese teacher isn’t always easy. I recently found an interesting article on the issue on fluentinmandarin.com. They created a checklist of things to look for when looking for a good Chinese teacher.Here is how I’m striving to…
