First notebook entry: Introducing myself I'm learning Mandarin Chinese, because I've been looking for a new opportunity to expand my horizons, and do business in China as I look towards the future. I find myself looking at destinations to visit in China and cultural dynamics to explore. I have a few friends who are American born Chinese and they mostly speak Cantonese, I have 2 or 3 that speak Mandarin, but they don't sit down with me to discuss the language much. My native language is English, and I was born and raised in The United States. I go to college in Buffalo NY. I enjoy sports, video games, computers, deep philosophical discussion, and learning, and being innovative