Learning a foreign language takes a lot of practice. Memorizing lists of vocabulary words and writing Chinese characters over and over again can be very...

While traveling through China, there were multiple opportunities for the kids to put their language skills to use.  It was fascinating to me that their...

While Christmas is a time for religion, parties, pretty dresses and presents, Chinese New Year is a time for spring cleaning, tradition, family get togethers, and non-stop...

While attending university, I had the opportunity to experience life as an exchange student.  I spent three months in San Miguel de Allende, Guanjuato, Mexico...

As a family, we love to travel and do so as often as possible.  We have been planning a trip to China for nearly 6...

We have seen Lotus Root  莲藕 (Lián’ǒu) in the Chinese markets in San Francisco on many occasions.  In fact,  莲藕 (Lián’ǒu) was part of a scavenger hunt...

We love technology and we share our passion with our Mandarin teacher.  One session, he asked me to be sure to bring the iPad to...

The activities my daughter does with each lesson vary to some extent depending upon the content of the lesson. Generally, she always makes flashcards, reads...

Hope everyone is enjoying the summer so far! We're doing pretty well here at Better Chinese. For those of you who don't know, we recently...