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Jan 2025
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325. Attending Language School: My Exper...

Thomas Wilkinson
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Try LINGODA FLEX - ⁠https://try.lingoda.com/Thinking_NewYear⁠ Up to 45 FREE PRIVATE Classes and 10% Off Lingoda Flex with my CODE: THINKING2025 - ⁠https://try.lingoda.com/Thinking_NewYear⁠ In 2019, I enrolled in a Chinese language school in Taiwan. Today, I want to talk about my experiences. I’ll discuss why I decided to go to a language school, what an av ... Show More
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