Xiaohongshu - what about you?

We’re back at it for another week!---Be sure to have a listen to the podcast!Available on Libsyn, Spotify, Apple, and YouTube!---Twas an exciting week in social media news as TikTok (the ex-China version of Bytedance’s Douyin) is nearing the date for...

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Jan 19, 2025
Moving cities and what is ESL?

Hello everybody and welcome to this week's edition of the newsletter! :D---Join us on the podcast!Available on Libsyn, Spotify, Apple, and YouTube!---This week was a little bit slower in terms of publications, but a little bit faster in terms of stud...

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Jan 12, 2025
Airports and China

Happy New Year and Welcome to 2025!And welcome to this week's edition of the language vlog newsletter! :D---Join us on the podcast!Available on Libsyn, Spotify, Apple, and YouTube!---Back to Beijing and back to work... if it was there! A sure slow do...

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Jan 05, 2025
Chinese Course by Email

Alright Folks, here it is!Chinese Course by EmailClick on that link to take you to the sign up page for my little "Chinese Course by Email" sign up page.I'm telling you, this is a simple course designed to introduce you to the very basics of the Chin...

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Jan 02, 2025
A week of Ukrainian-Canadiana

Hello everybody and welcome to this week's edition of the language vlog newsletter! :DPODCASTSPOTIFY(Submitted to Apple Podcasts, but it's not showing up)Christmas done and did, it's now New Year's time. The one big change for this year's holiday sea...

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Dec 29, 2024
Back to the Classics!

Hello everybody and welcome to this week's edition of the language vlog newsletter! :DPODCASTSPOTIFYWell, if there's one thing that makes Christmas time what it is in my mind, it's the cold, the snow, and some music.Why only "some of the music"? Bec...

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Dec 22, 2024
What would your retirement language be?

It's winter, despite what the calendar says.Welcome to this week's language vlog newsletter!PODCASTSPOTIFY(Working on Apple Podcasts!)Getting back to a bit of a regular schedule of language study, if only because my Cantonese language package on iTal...

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Dec 16, 2024
When do you get rid of a book?

Hello everybody and welcome to this week's edition of the newsletter! :DPODCASTSPOTIFYIt's not as cold but it is still snowy here in Winnipeg, Canada. I've basically spent the last two weeks either fighting a cold or shovelling snow outside. Is this...

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Dec 08, 2024