Gene here. Chinese adoptee who couldn't speak Mandarin when I first returned to China.
Twelve months later: conversational fluency achieved. Now documenting the ongoing push toward full fluency and literacy - while facing the challenge of returning to America in two months and losing the language.
Raw interviews with other Mandarin learners at every stage. Chronological documentation of what actually happens when people try to break through intermediate plateaus and maintain progress.
No teaching, just authentic stories. New episodes document real conversations as they happen.
@rush.mandarin
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Gene here. Chinese adoptee who couldn't speak Mandarin when I first returned to China.
Twelve months later: conversational fluency achieved. Now documenting the ongoing push toward full fluency and literacy - while facing the challenge of returning to America in two months and losing the language.
Raw interviews with other Mandarin learners at every stage. Chronological documentation of what actually happens when people try to break through intermediate plateaus and maintain progress.
No teaching, just authentic stories. New episodes document real conversations as they happen.
@rush.mandarin
03: You Can Live in Taiwan and Speak 100% English All the Time
RushMandarin
29 minutes 8 seconds
2 months ago
03: You Can Live in Taiwan and Speak 100% English All the Time
Anliyang spent 5+ years studying Mandarin in Taiwan but hit a plateau. His honest take on why living in a Chinese-speaking country doesn't automatically lead to fluency - and the gap between ordering coffee and real conversations.
RushMandarin
Gene here. Chinese adoptee who couldn't speak Mandarin when I first returned to China.
Twelve months later: conversational fluency achieved. Now documenting the ongoing push toward full fluency and literacy - while facing the challenge of returning to America in two months and losing the language.
Raw interviews with other Mandarin learners at every stage. Chronological documentation of what actually happens when people try to break through intermediate plateaus and maintain progress.
No teaching, just authentic stories. New episodes document real conversations as they happen.
@rush.mandarin
