Hi, my name is Niel, otherwise known as Confused Laowai. I blog about my exciting, yet often confusing adventure learning Chinese.
Back in January
The blog had some server issues, so I couldn’t get it up and running as quick as I wanted to. 下个星期我度假 (xiàgèxīngqī wǒ dùjià- Next week I’m going on vacation). Therefore I’m going to delve into this blog when the new year starts! 祝你新年快乐 (zhù nǐ xīnnián kuàilè - I wish you a happy new year!)
Google Wave and #MandarinMonday
If you’re on Twitter, a month or two ago, #MandarinMonday started surfacing. People dedicated some tweets to Mandarin and generally wanted to chat using Mandarin. I thought this was great! Now, fast forward to this week. Bill has gotten some folks together to start a Wave using Google Wave to help with foreign language learning. I’ve been using (or lack of it) Google Wave since October, but have seen no use for it, until now. [...]
Welcome 欢迎!
Welcome to Confused LaoWai (糊涂的老外). This blog will document my misleading adventures in learning Mandarin. Hopefully this will help you, and in turn I hope I can help myself (please!?). So, please join in on the posts and let’s get Mandarin a run for it’s money. I think this post by Simon Pettersson sums up the attitude everyone needs to have: You’re afraid, aren’t you, Mandarin? You’re starting to feel it; the cold sweat trickling [...]
