Musings

Happy Chinese New Year

So, what’s going to be different for you this year? Have you already done your “write down all the New Year’s resolutions that you’ve already forgotten about” and the “lie on your bed and think about all the things you want to do but won’t” thing yet? Yeah, me too. Isn’t it weird how we’re …

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Musings

The One Speech I’ve Never Forgotten

Of all the speeches I’ve heard or read, there’s one that has influenced my life far more than any other. It’s done it’s fair share of rounds through the blogosphere over the years, but even if you’ve already read it I’d suggest taking it in again. For me at least, it never seems to lose …

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Self improvement, China, Languages

Study Chinese in China for a year…for free!

These days studying Chinese in China is like the new Macarena – everyone is doing it. Students from literally every corner of the world, many of them fresh out of high school are laying down around $6,000 – $10,000 a year for housing and language tuition at Chinese universities. But what if I told you …

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