tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post6043438320644416241..comments2023-10-29T21:14:24.325+08:00Comments on SHE in China: News, news, news!!!Jonna Wibeliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08954672453008704738noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-13770251461681206902009-06-21T20:25:42.071+08:002009-06-21T20:25:42.071+08:00Hey Jonna,
I've been reading your blog for sev...Hey Jonna,<br />I've been reading your blog for several weeks now (preparing myself for my moving to China in august) and it's been very helpfull so far. I was thinking about studying Mandarin and you just made my choice easier, I will give it a go!!<br /><br />I will keep on reading your blog and hopefully in a few years I will be able to communicate a bit, and also become a "smart loawai" hehe :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-8620604201389631352009-06-20T09:02:01.709+08:002009-06-20T09:02:01.709+08:00alan -yeah, immersing yourself is the best way... ...alan -yeah, immersing yourself is the best way... but I am like u. As soon as I hit 'unknown territory' with my Chi language skills I feel like a beginner again. <br /><br />Flyingfish -thanks! Yeah, it is great news indeed. And I am excited about learning again. Woho! <br />Summer in FI will def help refresh me. Let's just hope we get some sun over there as well. <br /><br />Little Tiger -I'd be very surprised if SHE in China would be in Chinese... haha. Although I don't dislike writing anymore I'm still not good at it... but the new classes at the new uni will def help me improve. Yey!<br /><br />Emmy -yeah... normally I don't complain but this time it felt good :) <br /><br />Navl -thanks!!<br /><br />Misschell (chinamommy) -that's great to hear. Must be quite a journey itself to adopt from China. <br /><br />Pete -Thanks!!! yeah I'm a bit pathetic when it comes to jumping shots.. can't get enough of them. But I think they are more fun than posing shots?! Haha. And yeah, as for their faces, they were quite priceless! :) <br /><br /> afritzse- hey, thanks for sharing that. Maybe I should get into that during the summer since I will be away from China then. <br /><br />Brad F -Oh I hope so too. I'd be devastated if it did. Oh well. Just have to hope for the best and do my best! And take it from there...<br /><br />Plumflower -tackar tackar! längesen man 'hörde' från dig! :) <br /><br />Ira -haha! Funny! Must be a good uni then, huh? Well, learning Mandaring at their uni is still a quite new thing.. they apparently focus on exchanges with other unis. So let's see. Can only hope it is good!<br /><br />Adrian -well that's the thing.. the Taiwanese won't be learning Mandarin. they will be studying a normal class of Chi history and culture, and I might be taking that class with them. So this class is not any 'Chinese language studies class' but probably the hardest class of them all since it is for natives... But the teacher thought I could give it a go. So why not. <br /><br />Stina -thanks!!! :) I have to consider myself quite lucky to have found this uni.Jonna Wibeliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08954672453008704738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-25888436849191854612009-06-20T06:31:44.486+08:002009-06-20T06:31:44.486+08:00Congratulations - so happy for you!Congratulations - so happy for you!Stina h.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11291156239901350519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-26246473643575917522009-06-20T00:30:20.831+08:002009-06-20T00:30:20.831+08:00Way to go!
One thing that caught my eye was that ...Way to go!<br /><br />One thing that caught my eye was that they mentioned being with Taiwanese students. Why are Taiwanese students learning Mandarin, when they already speak it?(or did I misunderstand something?)<br /><br />I think you'll have fun with them though. They have their own local slang you can learn. I guess it'll be like how Americans say "That's cool!", and English say "That's wicked!"<br /><br />Ciao,<br /><br />AdrianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-3097486083114173022009-06-19T11:49:36.394+08:002009-06-19T11:49:36.394+08:00The moment I saw the university name, I could not ...The moment I saw the university name, I could not help but laugh. You know what, I was a graduate of Xi'an Jiaotong University years ago! It is located in city of Xi’an with very strong engineering majors, but at that time, I never heard it had any Mandarin teaching courses. Glad to know it extends to suzhou and offers well-devised courses to reach out for keen foreign students like you!冰蓝https://www.blogger.com/profile/14487828582819736166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-30101504913873188392009-06-18T23:33:26.265+08:002009-06-18T23:33:26.265+08:00Grattis till ett förmodligen bättre val!Grattis till ett förmodligen bättre val!Plumflowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03237822670257123453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-79074208704723558082009-06-18T22:18:24.617+08:002009-06-18T22:18:24.617+08:00Hey, that sounds great Jonna! I'm glad you fo...Hey, that sounds great Jonna! I'm glad you found a school that takes education seriously. Hopefully this won't turn out to be a "grass is greener" situation though.Brad Farlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904252975434362901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-89880719083329856882009-06-18T21:51:50.465+08:002009-06-18T21:51:50.465+08:00Glad to hear the good news. I also found a good, e...Glad to hear the good news. I also found a good, experienced Chinese tutor where I live.<br />I've found that language exchanges over the Internet, when you're not in China, are also a good way to learn. For anyone looking: Just search for "language exchange" on Google!afritzsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15623229199561712145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-64887785871010250022009-06-18T21:12:07.765+08:002009-06-18T21:12:07.765+08:00Wow! this sounds GREAT, I'm so excited for you...Wow! this sounds GREAT, I'm so excited for you. I hope this matches up to your expectations. I would've loved to see the jaw drop look on their faces when you told them. I was wondering why you were jumping for JOY in your photo....I now know why ! You go Jonna !!Pete In Syracusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07956762948543259297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-56346329693949562102009-06-18T20:59:09.481+08:002009-06-18T20:59:09.481+08:00just found your blog. i adopted my daughter from C...just found your blog. i adopted my daughter from China 5 yrs ago, so i love to read anything about CHINA! She is from Jiangxi Prov/ village of Xiushui. i have a blog called: chinamommy<br />Glad i found you & will now follow your adventures in China!!<br />Misschell (chinamommy)chinamommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11296729084826817032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-83188600311036878872009-06-18T20:14:45.171+08:002009-06-18T20:14:45.171+08:00很好! 我想你是很好老外中文学生!
You are an inspiration to us lao...很好! 我想你是很好老外中文学生!<br />You are an inspiration to us laowai who are desiring to become fluent in mandarin!NavlGazrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17906067848234071851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-16662559351403725632009-06-18T11:21:36.964+08:002009-06-18T11:21:36.964+08:00Good for you! Sounds like an awesome opportunity....Good for you! Sounds like an awesome opportunity. So awesome that you told them exactly why you were leaving to.Emmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675419215475635276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-42724322844178977922009-06-18T09:13:25.383+08:002009-06-18T09:13:25.383+08:00Wow, this is great news! Your Chinese is going to ...Wow, this is great news! Your Chinese is going to improve at an enormous rate. I won't be surprised when SHE in China will actually be in Chinese so!!Little Tigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00078758096109922028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-25346578898324819882009-06-18T08:44:07.919+08:002009-06-18T08:44:07.919+08:00Congratulations! That really is great news.
He...Congratulations! That really is great news. <br /><br />Here's hoping your summer in Finland refreshes you (I guess anyone remaining unrefreshed by a summer in Finland is pretty much unrefreshable) and you find that next term at the new university answers all your expectations.flyingfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04041819869743431324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-4316077745664677162009-06-18T08:40:38.665+08:002009-06-18T08:40:38.665+08:00Good for you, Jonna!
Here in U.S., we have almost ...Good for you, Jonna!<br />Here in U.S., we have almost finished 1/3 of the summer holidays.<br />Speaking of learning a foreign, in my case it is English, my adviser asked me to "immerse" myself in English which includes talking to my wife in English.<br />Even though I have taught 4 courses in English here in U.S.. I still got nervous when I talked about something I had never said before in English or when my students asked me something I never heard before. I guess I will only be content with being good at speaking about the jargon in my field.alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05217348335995009205noreply@blogger.com