1 Month down, started A2 shortly
Long time no post. I have busy studying lots of Mandarin. I feel I have almost passed the rough patch of language learning. I am now mostly familiar with making most sounds (some still give me some difficulties but I know what I need to work on). My vocab is probably in the 700 word range. I am familiar with lots of basic grammar (but needed to speak it more). As some teachers are away, I did have two group classes this week, it surely reminded me to continue with private as I can go at a much faster pace. I continue workout quite regularly and also did sign up for Ping-Pong lessons - first one was today and it was fantastic. I definitely need to work on getting rid of some bad habits but the rally with the couch was another level, who knew a few tips could do so much! Although, I when I scoped out the club, I had a rally with a 67 yo female who had a serve I just couldn't return. Learning Mandarin has had its challenges. To name a few: Taiwan Mandarin isn't the same as Chin