In this episode, I interview Wesley. He’s an American, with degrees in Chinese and translation.

Listen to this episode to find out:

• How Wesley got interested in Chinese in the first place.
• How he found Chinese easier to learn as a second language than Spanish.
• What his teacher did to significantly increase his interest in learning Chinese.
• Why it’s important to learn the whole culture rather than just the language.
• What aspect of Chinese drove his main interest in the language.
• His biggest struggle learning Chinese in LA.
• What his best decision was, regarding learning Chinese.
• What he learned on the street that they don’t teach in textbooks.
• What he learned from taking a degree in translation.
• Why he learned more from his grad school classmates than from local friends.
• What happens to foreigners as they live in Taiwan / China for an extended period.
• The difference in culture working for a Taiwanese run company.
• Why you also need to maintain your English, while living in a foreign country.
• The benefits and limitations of having a local partner, with regards to improving your Chinese.