My Mandarin Chinese Journey: Part 8

My Mandarin Chinese Journey: The Pandemic Just as COVID-19 was beginning to spread in China in November 2019, I was visiting Barcelona, Spain for…

My Mandarin Chinese Journey: Part 7

My Mandarin Chinese Journey: After the World Bank Although I liked my job very much, especially the travel (exhausting though it could be), I…

My Mandarin Chinese Journey: Part 6

My Mandarin Chinese Journey: Kazakhstan After ten years in Singapore (minus the year I spent in Los Angeles), I left my law firm and…

My Mandarin Chinese Journey: Part 6

My Mandarin Chinese Journey: At the World Bank When I returned from Kazakhstan—I chose not to renew my contract, or the project ended, or…

My Mandarin Chinese Journey: Part 5

My Mandarin Chinese Journey: Singapore As I was finishing law school, I interviewed for jobs with law firms. I was particularly interested in firms…

My Mandarin Chinese Journey: Part 4

My Mandarin Chinese Journey: Japanese After living in Korea for two years, I returned to the United States and went back to graduate school…

My Mandarin Chinese Journey: Part 3

My Mandarin Chinese Journey: Learning Chinese Characters in Korea One of the first things I needed to learn in Korean was my name. In…

My Mandarin Chinese Journey: Part 2

My Mandarin Chinese Journey: Korean So, how did I start to study Chinese? The answer is a little convoluted. After college, I joined the…

My Mandarin Chinese Journey: Part 1

My Mandarin Chinese Journey: It all started with French I’m not really a hobby person. My work (writing fiction) is challenging enough to keep…