Benny's next language project

About this episode

Benny announces his return to learning Mandarin and plans to immerse himself in Taiwan for two months.

In this episode, I’m announcing a return to one of my core languages: Mandarin. Earlier this year I focused on a short-term project in a brand-new country, but now I’m shifting back to a long-term priority. Mandarin has been on my core list for years, yet it’s the one I’ve neglected most. I first learned it intensively in 2012 when I arrived in Taipei without knowing a single word, eventually reaching a conversational level. However, the experience was stressful and overly focused on studying, and although I’ve maintained it and even co-written Language Hacking Mandarin , I’ve rarely had the chance to truly use it since. Now I’m heading back to Taiwan for nearly two months to change that. I’ll spend time in Taipei rebuilding and pushing beyond my previous level, while also exploring more of the country and actually connecting with people in Mandarin. Rather than travelling to start a language from scratch, I’m travelling with the language and letting it open doors for me. My goal is to finally give Mandarin a solid place among my genuinely fluent languages, and I’m excited to bring you along for the journey. If you need one-on-one language guidance, schedule a consultation…

People in this episode

Host: Benny

Topics covered

• language learning
• Mandarin
• travel
• self improvement
• cultural exploration

Keywords

• Mandarin
• language learning
• Taiwan
• Taipei
• cultural exploration
• Fluent in 3 Months
• Language Hacking Mandarin

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: languagehacking.com, Fluent in 3 Months

Books & works: Language Hacking Mandarin

Places: Taiwan, Taipei, Mandarin

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