Carmen

Great lesson with Carmen! Carmen told me about her recent experience visiting a trending food stall, waiting in line for a long time, how the food tasted, etc. After that, we practiced pronunciation and Carmen helped me fix my mistakes. This is really helpful because pronunciation and tones are so important. Carmen does a nice job of explaining when the characters are different from the characters in Mandarin!

Great lesson with Carmen! We talked about the lunar new year, and Carmen told me about what activities she did. We also talked about different food and movies. To finish the lesson, we reviewed the lesson material and Carmen helped me with words that I didn't remember or pronounced incorrectly. It was fun to learn about the things that people do for the new year and to talk about movies. I also really like how we wrap up the lesson with a review!

Great lesson with Carmen! We talked about the internet and how it is useful for recommendations (things to eat, etc.). We faced a technical issue but Carmen had a solution that saved the day so that we didn't have to reschedule. Carmen always has insights into Chinese culture and trends, so her lessons are interesting and entertaining!

Great lesson with Carmen! We talked about holidays and vacations in China. Carmen told me about "Tomb sweeping day" in China and how it is changing. At the end of class, Carmen had me repeat what we learned to be sure that I had a good pronunciation. It was interesting to learn from Carmen about the holidays and get a better understanding of Chinese culture!

Great lesson with Carmen! We mostly talked about the lunar new year, since it is coming up next week. Carmen told me about cleaning before the new year and about the "flower street". It was fun to learn about all the traditions, it was a nice personal touch from Carmen!

Great lesson with Carmen! We talked about winter habits that people have in China. Carmen told me about the difference between the medicine store and the hospital. At the end of the lesson, we always review what we talked about. I find myself understanding more and more. Carmen tells me a lot about the culture, what people do and how they think..it's really interesting!