languages

Learning Chinese - Week 12

Eric Kraus
learning
19 Mar, 2019

I am starting week 12 of my New Year's Resolution to learn Mandarin Chinese and a lot has changed over the last 10 weeks since my last post. Update Quick update on current status:currently st

Learning Chinese - Week 2 (Reflection)

Eric Kraus
learning
12 Jan, 2019

Quick update as I'm wrapping up my 2nd week of formal Chinese study. Technology As I mentioned, I drastically narrowed the mobile apps I'm using to the following: -Pleco - dictionary, stroke orde

Learning Chinese - Week 2

Eric Kraus
learning
30 Dec, 2018

I'm two weeks into my Chinese study and have made a lot of progress. I've also gathered a lot of useful tips and some lessons learned over my studying during my first week. Goal For starters, I'v

Learning Chinese - Week 1

Eric Kraus
learning
22 Dec, 2018

I just officially wrapped up my first week of self-study on Chinese. Here are some thoughts and lessons learned. This week I tried to focus on just getting familiar with Chinese, resources, pinyin ru

My 2019 Learning Goal

Eric Kraus
learning
19 Dec, 2018

Looking back... 2018 was a crazy year! I got a late start on my New Year's Resolution. In fact, I likely wouldn't even have had one if it weren't for a suggestion from a friend who

Learning Chinese

Eric Kraus
learning
18 Dec, 2018

Introduction As I'm working through my 2019 goal to learn Chinese, I am planning to gather some thoughts on my preparation and progress throughout the year. Challenge Like any foreign languag