Author: stephanusoptimus
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Dealin’ With My Allergies
Upon hearing that I was suffering from allergies in her apartment, my landlord was nice enough to send over a man to clean my mattress and pillows for free. This man was very talkative and showed me exactly how the process worked. He was also very forthright with the fact that he was using a…
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Results are in: HSK 3 = 82%
And the results are in from my HSK 3 test, surprisingly quickly since they say it would take 45 days to issue them. Anyway, I managed to hit score 246 out of a possible 300, which is higher than the average of 234.3, though I’m not sure if that’s the average of the group or…
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What I’ve Learned So Far About Flying a Drone
I’ve owned a drone for just under a year now and, according to my records, I’ve flown for about 11.5 hours, or about one hour per month I’ve had the thing. You’ll recall I had flown my Uncle’s drone and caused its subsequent demise, but that would only add another two or so hours total.…
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My Approach to Learning Chinese
You will recall that I recently completed my HSK 3 test and still waiting on the results. Since taking the test, however, it seems that there is more dialogue among my colleagues and I about studying Chinese, all of it very supportive. It’s with that in mind that I wanted to share with you the…
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A few thoughts before my HSK 3 Test
Today is my HSK 3 test day. At 130pm I will enter into Beijing Forestry University and sit the the online version of the test. No doubt it’ll be a challenge, but I don’t think I’m unprepared. I’ve spent much of the last year studying Chinese in my free time, spending as much as 2-3…