in the future - u will be able to do some more stuff here,,,!! like pat catgirl- i mean um yeah... for now u can only see others's posts :c
"I'm gonna be the laughing stock of the school...these kids are gonna fall asleep..."
A few days ago, literally less than 24 hours after landing in China, I got an unexpected invitation to speak at a school in Guangzhou. They wanted me to give a talk to a room full of kids about the power of language, and they needed me to do it⦠the very next day.
My mind went straight to all the ways this could go wrong. I wasnβt prepared, I hadnβt planned anything, and I was jet-lagged beyond belief. But then, I thought, βHow many chances do you get to inspire kids in another country?β So I agreed, knowing if I messed up, I could become the laughing stock of the school.
That night, I barely slept. I spent hours putting something together, and all the nerves came flooding in. I mean, these were young teenagers whoβd probably rather be anywhere else than listening to me talk about languages.
I remember at their age, they made us watch Obama's inauguration speech, and I dozed off. So if a U.S. president couldnβt keep a teenager's attention, what chance did I have?
Would they all fall asleep?
I told them about my own journey with languagesβhow growing up, I didnβt care much for Chinese - and because of that, I missed out on opportunities to connect with family, and people I care about.
I shared how when I finally learned the language, it ended up giving me a whole new world of connections, experiences, and even a career.
It opened doors, got me doing youtube, helped me build friendships, and even got me where I was standing right then, in front of them, on that stage in Guangzhou.
I was so worried they'd fall asleep, but I saw them attentive, some were crying from my speech - even the principal cried π₯Ί
Having the honour of sharing the importance of Cantonese, Mandarin and English with these teenagers was such a humbling experience.
One of the big things I told them was, βNever underestimate where learning something new can take you.β I shared how learning Cantonese and Mandarin started as just another skill but turned into something life-changing. Always be learning.
I will never forget this experience. Thank you so much to the students of Minxin β₯οΈβ₯οΈβ₯οΈ
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Posted this video, but didn't really get many people commenting and telling me whether it was useful or not.
If you're trying to learn Chinese, could you please give it a watch and comment if it's helpful? Not even for the algorithm but just so I can know if I should keep making these lol
https://youtu.be/Pcg_yy8ZhFY?si=rJHYj...
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Teaching Mandarin to Cantonese Speakers so they can connect closer with their culture.
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