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20231002 (day 1)

gonna start trying to make a little daily update post/journal entry on here so hi heres day 1

cultural anthro got canceled so i scheduled a study abroad meeting during that time. i started my applications for summer 2024!!! i’ll be spending two months somewhere that ill reveal later when its all confirmed (ive wanted to go to this place for years now, my fingers are crossed so hard theyre gonna break). also started planning my spring semester since the course listings came out. spent most of the day on campus and explored the library a bit more, its 11 floors ??? and thats only 1/2 libraries on campus. made plans for my partner to come to campus w me one day to check out our museums and more of the beach/harbor.

currently at the dance studio i intern at, just took a class and am dying. but ! might be able to perform or be part of a project here soon :) gonna try and do some homework or reading while i wait to film for the next class then ill have to lock up and go home.

quick question before i go, can people tell me about their study abroad experiences? like where’d you go, how long, did you have scholarships/price of the program (if youre okay with sharing), etc

looking for mandarin show/movie recommendations plsss

i currently watch street dance of china and used to watch the chuang series but i dont know how to branch away from the competition/survival shows

Since my first term at my new school is over and I have above the required gpa I am finally eligible for study abroad!!!

I submitted my application for the program yesterday and have already been conditionally accepted to go by my school as long as i’m accepted into the program.

and the country i applied to is….. 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

Taiwan!

the program is in taipei specifically, and on a university campus. if accepted ill also have a chance to visit tainan and taitung.

i’d be going for about 2 months over the summer for an accelerated/intensive mandarin course. it’d be the entire intermediate level (= CHN201+202 in U.S. college credit). as far as I know I’d have class 5 days a week while there. i’m taking CHN 102 (upper elementary) in the spring here at home to prepare and spending my break reviewing stuff from 101 as well as teaching myself zhuyin/bopomofo.

if anyone has good resources for zhuyin, traditional characters, and/or taiwanese mandarin lmk!! im trying to find everything i can then i’ll compile a list of what was most helpful sometime during or at the end of the semester :))

week 1 of studying chinese everyday in january

so ive (kinda) started over with mandarin to learn traditional characters rather than simplified, which is what i learned in the CHN101 course at my community college

this is because i’ll hopefully be studying in taiwan over the summer and that is where most of my interest is plus traditional should somewhat help with japanese as well as if i wanna learn cantonese in the future

i didnt record what i did daily so heres a summary so far

- have gotten an okay handle on zhuyin, just need practice and to learn where each character is on apples zhuyin keyboard since the site i used to learn used something else. i do like the concept more than pinyin but some of the final combinations confuse me (more on that another day)

- started reviewing my integrated chinese textbook as thats what both my old and current college use as their class resources. i bought the fluencylink (e-learning) account this time instead of the physical textbook and i looove it, its interactive, contains all the audio/video to go along and gives immediate grades on each section you complete. i did buy the physical workbook just to have in class though.

- have been taking some online classes through LTL and despite signing up/paying for group classes every class ive taken so far has just been 1 on 1 (i take them at like 3 am so i guess other people just dont sign up for those times) and have been enjoying it! online classes and tutors have made me anxious in the past and prior to this my online mandarin teachers almost never corrected my tones which i hated but these are great! i definitely feel like my pronunciation has improved but i still have to work a lot on sentence flow and tone sandhi/combinations.

- scouring the internet for taiwanese shows/movies/youtubers etc to get a feel for the accent differences and just for some listening practice (if you have recommendations lmk)

- also been going crazy looking for apps and sites that offer traditional characters as most are made for simplified/standard mandarin. i have a few that i like so far but hope to find more. i like to have a textbook to guide me through and give me structure but also various other resources to learn things that interest me or that i’ll actually talk about in daily conversation.

overall feeling pretty good and pretty excited to finally get back to studying languages and traveling.

oh and!!! i have mostly finalized what my chinese name is with the help of the teachers i’ve had so far, hence the username change as well and it is … 昕霓 ! (xīnní) i havent chosen a last name tho as im not sure if i need one atm but if anyone has ideas as to what would sound good im open to suggestions.

if anyone would want it im more than happy to post what resources ive been using, and/or what media ive been watching/liking that use traditional characters since its definitely been a little more challenging to find it all. lmk !!

GUYS THIS HAS BEEN THE BEST WEEK OF MY LIFE I SWEAR. I THOUGHT THEY WOULDNT LET ME KNOW FOR A WHIIILE OMGOMG IM GOING TO TAIWAN

These are 40 of the most common chinese characters

Alright, this is part 2 of most the common (and useful) chinese characters. Anyways, so here are 60 new characters for you! (The final 50 most common characters are coming soon for this series, we've got this!!<3)

Always feel free to send me a message or ask any questions ♡♡♡

Hi! These are by far my most recommended mobile apps for learning Mandarin Chinese for beginners and advanced beginners! (Please feel free to save this image so that the text is clearer)

You've got this, I believe in you!<3<3<3

AYO! It's the final part of the "Most common Chinese characters" series! Here are the final 50, but I used to pen with awful ink for the hanzi this time so please lmk if you want me to redo it-

Don't give up, we've got this!<3<3<3

Hello hello!

Today's Chinese lesson is on some of the most common Chinese phrases; today specifically looking at some common expressions and sayings!

I should be posting more soon enough, however my energy levels are quite low at the moment so we'll see.

Study hard everyone! We can do this!<3

A study session from the other day! You know I gotta glamorize it to make it appear worth while-

Here is a mini lesson on Mandarin Chinese food vocab. Just a few nouns and adjectives today but we'll shortly be posting a big list of useful food and kitchen related terminology and phrases!

I believe in us, we've got this!

Cya again soon <3

A little light studying and exploring

I'm back with more Mandarin Chinese lesson notes! Today's lesson is on making friends and hanging out. I thought this would be an appropriate topic as I had lunch with my Chinese friend today and many of these phrases came in handy!

Hi! I'm posting part 1 of the most common phrases heard in Mandarin Chinese dramas. I used a few YouTube videos to lesrn these if anyone is interested!

Cya in the next post, bye!<3<3<3

I've briefly gone over one on the main reasons I study Mandarin Chinese in the past, as well as some of my personal study methods, however, this post really goes into a bit more depth about my motivation and reason to study as well as a few more of my main tips and strategies that I use to study and take notes.

好久不见!

I've been exceptionally busy the past week so I've missed you all! Going over a few essential Mandarin Chinese vocab because I realized I'd somehow forgotten to post something so important.

Happy studying everyone and good luck!!

<3<3<3

Yes, this absolutely is yet another back to basics study session post from the start of my Mandarin Chinese journey. Hope you find this useful, I love you all <3<3<3

I had a surprisingly productive day today! Besides completing my Mandarin Chinese lesson, I also made some yummy cake!

Good luck with your studies, everyone, I know you can do this!<3<3<3

3•10•22 (I'm from Australia so we put the day, month, then year btw)

Got a Mandarin Chinese exam coming soon. Please wish me luck on this, I'm really stressed out at the moment 🥲👍.

Hope you're all doing well, ily, cya soon! 💗