Lydia Liu | First Impressions in New Zealand

Lydia Liu | New Zealand Travel and Food Wishlist

Both me and Lydia are language teachers working in New Zealand. These videos are designed for people interested in Chinese and English language, or both, and New Zealand or China.  In this video Lydia tells us about her travel and food plans this year while she is here in the country. This is a deeper dive into New Zealand stuff than usual. If you have visited any of these places before, or tried any of this food, leave a comment and let us know what it was like.  01:00 North Island places she wants to visit 07:10 South Island places she wants to visit 13:26 What she wants to do 27:43 Food she wants to eat

Lydia Liu | Choosing a Language Teacher

Does a young attractive teacher actually help you learn faster? I get Lydia's thoughts on this question.. and I give my own two cents. Both me and Lydia are language teachers working from New Zealand. Special thanks goes to ChatGPT for translating Chinese captions.

Lydia Liu | First Impressions in New Zealand

Lydia arrived in New Zealand only a few months ago and works as a Chinese teacher here. We sat down to talk about some of her first impressions and thoughts being here so far.  00:00 Introduction 00:36 Lydia’s self introduction 01:16 What she knew before coming to NZ 03:42 Friends and family thoughts about going NZ 10:11 First Impressions in NZ 17:01 Dealing with NZ food 18:39 The bad stuff shopping and busses 23:36 What she wish she brought from China 27:39 What does she miss

Andrea | Working Holiday Visa in New Zealand

00:00 Introduction 01:23 Why working holiday? 02:43 Why New Zealand? 04:55 Is New Zealand as she imagined?  06:25 What are the negatives? 09:53 Do you need a car? 11:53 Saving money and work conditions 14:51 Would Andrea want to live here? 16:00 Language/English in New Zealand

Xiao Wen | Dance Life in Beijing | 小雯在北京的舞蹈生涯

Xiao Wen is an experienced Chinese ethnic and folk dance teacher in Beijing. She joins me in this video to discuss language learning, teaching dance online during covid, and life in Beijing.  00:00 Introduction 02:06 Xiao Wen’s language learning tips 07:20 Xiao Wen short introduction 09:39 Coca Cola chicken wings 14:46 Xiao Wen’s post-grad dance show 22:48 Difficulty teaching dance online 30:13 Chinese ethnic and folk dance 34:01 Bossy Chinese parents