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From Reluctant Traveler to Fluent Speaker: Cleopatra’s Chinese Language Adventure
You Can Learn Chinese
English - July 01, 2024 11:00 - 47 minutes - 110 MB - ★★★★★ - 116 ratingsLanguage Learning Education Society & Culture Places & Travel reading_in_chinese chinese_self_study popup_chinese hsk_4 hsk_2 mandarin_companion mandarin_chinese learning_chinese learning_chinese_tones talk_chinese Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Cleopatra Wise initially had no desire to learn a foreign language but after being convinced to go to China for a class trip, her visit to Shanghai became a transformative experience that sparked her interest in learning the language. She embarked on a quest to learn Chinese which ended up with her working in Taiwan, Beijing, and later working for the Asia Society in New York. Cleopatra also shares three aspects of her experiences as a black Muslim woman living in China: being black in China, connecting with the black diaspora in China, and wearing hijab in China. Her story is a testament to the power of embracing new experiences and the profound impact that learning Chinese has had on her personal and professional life.
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