I came to the U.S in 2007, before that I lived in China my whole life. I have two teenage sons in high school; both are studying Mandarin Chinese every year, and have both have A's in their Mandarin Chinese courses. My sons and I work together, speaking, listening, reading, and writing Mandarin for 45 mins a day. I particularly emphasize that they can speak Chinese with the speed and tone of a native speaker.

China is developing fast, and many opportunities. If you understand Mandarin Chinese and the Chinese culture, it will benefit you in your life and in your career. I personally like to meet different people. I am very warm hearted, and am always willing to help people to achieve their goals. My personal goal is that you are never too young to change the world. (ni3 shen2 me shi2 hou4 dou ke2 yi3 gai bian4 shi4 jie4)

I am a native Chinese speaker who speaks English fluently, and have lived in America for 13 years.
I tutored Chinese to my sons ever since they were in second grade in a native Chinese school in Beijing. (now they are in high school and speak Chinese fluently). Their teacher gave them an award at the end of the year for showing the most improvement in Chinese in one year.

While working in Beijing for five years as a translator and tour guide for tourists who visited China, I did simultaneous translation between Chinese and English. I helped translate for Americans, British, Australians, French, Italians, and Germans. Most of them liked Chinese food, culture, and art, and needed someone who could communicate fluently with Chinese. They told me again and again that having a knowledge of more than one language and culture helped them to be more open-minded, and to see the world from different perspectives.

I also tutored foreigners who were working at the various embassies in Beijing, or who were teaching English in Beijing, and who needed to greatly increase their fluency in speaking Mandarin Chinese.

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