26: I've Been Missing Out All These Years

27: We're Investing in Each Other

Reflecting on how my partner, friends, and family are radically transforming my Mandarin learning journey <3 Recorded August 23, 2025 (Day 387 of learning Chinese)

26: I've Been Missing Out All These Years

I'm finally opening up to parts of myself I'd closed off all my life. Recorded August 22, 2025 (Day 386 of learning Chinese)

25: She Wants to Learn Cantonese, I Want to Learn Wuhanese

For Huishi and I, learning Mandarin is a bridge to learning other Chinese languages, Cantonese (广东话) and Wuhanese (武汉话) respectively, and connecting more deeply with family and relatives. Recorded August 22, 2025 (Day 386 of learning Chinese)

24: They're Probably Going to Say "Of Course"

I was terrified to ask my friends if we could speak exclusively in Mandarin. I thought I'd be a burden, but it turns out I was wrong. It's deepened my relationships in new and unexpected ways. Recorded August 22, 2025 (Day 386 of learning Chinese)

23 Huishi: So it's Like a Bridge, from English to Cantonese

(中文 first 33 sec, then English) Huishi, from Australia, shares her Malaysian Chinese family background and what learning Mandarin means to her and how it may serve as a bridge to learning Cantonese. Recorded August 22, 2025 (Day 386 of learning Chinese)