Rob Kilpatrick teaches English in Taiwan, where he’s lived in the past 11 years.

Listen to this podcast to find out:

• What made him choose Taiwan over other countries
• What gave him his initial motivation to learn Chinese
• How he was able to integrate the Chinese he was learning in class into his day to day life
• The benefit of having local Chinese friends to learn the language and culture
• The benefits of living in Taiwan in general
• The benefits of learning Chinese in a classroom environment
• What can be done on your own to improve your Chinese
• Why he thinks learning characters from the beginning is important
• The importance of having local Chinese friends