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Gene Rush
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The emotional reality of learning Mandarin that nobody talks about. I'm Gene, a Chinese adoptee who became conversational in a year and then hit a wall. This podcast is part my own journey, part a platform for other learners to share theirs.

  1. 27 янв.

    27: We're Investing in Each Other

    Reflecting on how my partner, friends, and family are radically transforming my Mandarin learning journey 3 Recorded August 23, 2025 (Day 387 of learning Chinese)

    5 мин.

  2. 27 янв.

    26: I've Been Missing Out All These Years

    I'm finally opening up to parts of myself I'd closed off all my life. Recorded August 22, 2025 (Day 386 of learning Chinese)

    2 мин.

  3. 20 янв.

    25: She Wants to Learn Cantonese, I Want to Learn Wuhanese

    For Huishi and I, learning Mandarin is a bridge to learning other Chinese languages, Cantonese (广东话) and Wuhanese (武汉话) respectively, and connecting more deeply with family and relatives. Recorded August 22, 2025 (Day 386 of learning Chinese)

    3 мин.

  4. 20 янв.

    24: They're Probably Going to Say "Of Course"

    I was terrified to ask my friends if we could speak exclusively in Mandarin. I thought I'd be a burden, but it turns out I was wrong. It's deepened my relationships in new and unexpected ways. Recorded August 22, 2025 (Day 386 of learning Chinese)

    3 мин.

  5. 13 янв.

    23 Huishi: So it's Like a Bridge, from English to Cantonese

    (中文 first 33 sec, then English) Huishi, from Australia, shares her Malaysian Chinese family background and what learning Mandarin means to her and how it may serve as a bridge to learning Cantonese. Recorded August 22, 2025 (Day 386 of learning Chinese)

    1 ч.

  6. 13 янв.

    22: I Decided to Put Tom's Advice into Practice

    I used to have a scarcity mindset. Now, I have a growth mindset. Maybe because I always felt my Chinese just wasn't good enough. Thanks Tom for believing in me, and in all Chinese learners. I owe you one. Recorded August 22, 2025 (Day 386 of learning Chinese)

    4 мин.

  7. 13.10.2025

    21: They Included Me in Their Book

    For me, Mandarin is more than just language learning, it is a door through which I can access culture, identity, connection, healing, and transformation. Are you part of the Chinese diaspora or are friends or partners with someone who is? And hope this episode offers you an opportunity to reflect for yourself, what Mandarin means to you? Thank you Jenny Wang for including international/inter-country adoptees in your book Permission to Come Home @asiansformentalhealth Recorded August 22, 2025 (Day 386 of learning Chinese)

    10 мин.

  8. 13.10.2025

    20: 99% Give Up

    (Warning: has some crying at 1:55) I didn't know this would happen, but this first week launching my podcast RushMandarin has opened a part of my heart, has allowed me to begin processing 9 months of being away from my friends and family and living in a language that I couldn't really express myself in or think or feel in beyond an elementary school level. In this episode I incidentally process how I'm going to return to the U.S. a different person than when I left, how I've reached my Mandarin Chinese goal of becoming conversationally fluent ahead of schedule, and how I hope through RushMandarin, we can build community and tools to help support others trying to improve their Mandarin and make it a smoother and less lonely journey. Recorded August 22, 2025 (Day 386 of learning Chinese)

    5 мин.
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The emotional reality of learning Mandarin that nobody talks about. I'm Gene, a Chinese adoptee who became conversational in a year and then hit a wall. This podcast is part my own journey, part a platform for other learners to share theirs.

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  • Автор
    Gene Rush
  • Годы выхода
    2025 - 2026
  • Выпуски
    26
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