Ever since high school Spanish classes, I knew that I loved foreign languages. There was just something about making snide comments in front of my only English speaking friends that I really loved -- but don't get me wrong -- a major reason why I later picked Chinese to learn was due to the massive number of speakers and thus potential new friends!
It seems like so long ago that I began on my quest to learn Chinese. I went into college at Ball State thinking I wanted to major in Criminal Justice, but finished my freshman year feeling very unfulfilled. Before leaving I bought a book named Chinese in 10 minutes a day and I tell you that summer I spent much more than my 10 minute share. Also, I came across a language learning software called RocketChinese. This turned out to be a fantastic purchase and contained hundreds of hours of audio and endless grammar & culture tips to further your learning.
When I came back the following autumn and began official Chinese classes -- I had found my calling.
Fast forward to present day and Chinese is still so satisfying ::: satisfying like when you are eating salsa and you get to the very last bit of salsa and none of the chips are curved quite right to get the goods, but then you find that perfect chip.... :::::
but its called Chinese KOREAN Corner.... where's the Korean?
Well, I was always interested in the "alien" language Korean, but then I met a Korean girl (in Chinese class) who inspires me ----- so now I study Korean, too.
After graduation I plan to pursue a career in TESOL (teaching english to speakers of other languages) in either Korea or China, so to practice I will be posting about my learning process in the two languages and will do my best to help others get into the languages and cultures that fascinate me.
下次见！
안녕!
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