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| jimbo Tetraglot Senior Member Canada Joined 6287 days ago 469 posts - 642 votes  Speaks: English*, Mandarin, Korean, French Studies: Japanese, Latin | Message 121 of 149 03 July 2011 at 11:21pm | IP Logged | ||
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How's it going? Still working on Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf?
You are off to China soon, right? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
 Li Fei Pro Member United States Joined 5116 days ago 147 posts - 182 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Mandarin Personal Language Map | Message 122 of 149 04 July 2011 at 2:31am | IP Logged | ||
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Hi Jimbo,
Thanks for the nudge, teammate! It's been a whole month since I have posted, and it has indeed been eventful, though not in a language-related way: divorce papers filed, mediation regarding finances and custody almost completed, a new house on the way to being bought. Daughter traumatized and very needy. I am reeling from it all, and barely able to remember how to say "Ni Hao." And, yes, leaving for China in less than two weeks! So maybe I'll try to post as often as possible between now and then to report on my progress. If I could get back into a program of an hour of Chinese per day, I could reactivate my knowledge a bit before our immersion experience. Please, anyone who's reading this, send your positive thoughts, prayers, and/or advice my way! Li Fei 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| hkboy Groupie Hong Kong Joined 5669 days ago 65 posts - 86 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Cantonese, Mandarin | Message 123 of 149 04 July 2011 at 3:38am | IP Logged | ||
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Hi Li Fei,
Sorry to hear that. You know, for me when I'm studying Cantonese, I don't think about much else. I put all my efforts and concentration on it. I hope you can do the same with Mandarin. I wish you the best with your studies and hope all works out with your life. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| jimbo Tetraglot Senior Member Canada Joined 6287 days ago 469 posts - 642 votes Speaks: English*, Mandarin, Korean, French Studies: Japanese, Latin | Message 124 of 149 04 July 2011 at 4:31am | IP Logged | ||
Sounds like you have a lot on your plate. An hour a day for two weeks as a review will go a long way. 加油！ 加油 ！ 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Li Fei Pro Member United States Joined 5116 days ago 147 posts - 182 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Mandarin Personal Language Map | Message 125 of 149 15 July 2011 at 3:17am | IP Logged | ||
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I can't believe it, but we are off to China at 7 a.m. tomorrow! Wish me luck in my language immersion camp
after a couple of emotionally-draining months during whichI have studied only sporadically. I can only hope that some of my hours of Pimsleur will pop into my brain at the right time! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Sunja Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6078 days ago 2020 posts - 2295 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Mandarin | Message 127 of 149 15 July 2011 at 1:24pm | IP Logged | ||
I agree! And it sounds like the perfect opportunity for some fresh perspective. I love getting away just so I can come back refreshed and recharged. bon voyage! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Li Fei Pro Member United States Joined 5116 days ago 147 posts - 182 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Mandarin Personal Language Map | Message 128 of 149 28 July 2011 at 8:21am | IP Logged | ||
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A quick update from Chengdu, Sichuan Province. We have been having a fantastic time here in China and,
I can say with amazement, I have used my Mandarin so much! All those useful touristy phrases I learned, plus more specific sentences related to meeting orphanage people and my daughter's adoption. It is just sentences and questions I'm saying, nothing thoughtful or in-depth; and as far as listening comprehension, it's just words, not even whole sentences. (Especially now that we're in the Sichuan Province--Beijing Mandarin was much more understandable.) But I am so much more comfortable here in China than I was the last time, simply because I know enough to ask simple questions and get help. Every time my Mandarin works, I'm shocked and pleased. Plus, among my travel-mates (Americans and Canadians), people turned to me for help when they needed to speak to someone who didn't speak English. Wow, what a self-esteem-builder. At the same time, I'm aware that I am a beginner with so far to go. It would be wonderful to be able to have actual conversations about something more than the weather or food. I can't read enough to get by--that's an area I need to work on so I can at least recognize some signs and labels. Many of the people I've met have been so kind and encouraging of my efforts, and I'm very grateful for that. On to Guangzhou tomorrow for a couple of days, then home. With new motivation; maybe I'll really do that six-weeks challenge in August, just to give myself a good boost after my trip. Oh, yeah, and then I also have to move and start a new semester . . . so we'll see. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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