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Aug 2023
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Newbie | Finding the Teacher

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The title of this lesson may bring back painful childhood memories of that field trip to the museum; the one where you got lost somewhere between the Egyptian pharaohs and the Chinese cabbage carved from jade. Maybe it was that self same ethereal cabbage that inspired you to learn Mandarin. So here you are. And here is our podcast on 'Finding the Teacher.' Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0661

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