Code & Coffee

I started learning Chinese about six years ago at my previous job. Most of my colleagues were Chinese speakers, and honestly, my very first lesson wasn't vocabulary—it was just learning how to use chopsticks at lunch! 🥢

Fast forward to today. With my stay in Taipei coming up next week, I’m finally tackling the written language and keeping this little log to track my progress.

📍 The Journey So Far

• The beginning: Mastered chopsticks and picked up conversational basics from my coworkers.
• Current focus: Learning to read Chinese characters.
• The strategy: Starting with basic radicals. Learning these fundamental building blocks makes memorizing complex characters feel way less intimidating.

🧰 My Tool Kit

• 📖 Chineasy by ShaoLan – I highly recommend this! It uses visual illustrations to make radicals super easy to remember.

I’ll be adding more updates and resources to this list as I go!