Learn Chinese in Kunming and you will love it!

Ratings
Overall
4
Instruction: 5
Support: 3
Fun: 2
Housing: 3
Value: 2
Review

I am Malaysian Chinese but I never learned Mandarin properly. My parents speak Hokkien at home. So I came to Kunming with Sojourn Abroad. My teacher Zhao Laoshi is from Yunnan. She speaks very clear Mandarin. She taught me the difference between "shi" and "si". In Malaysia we mix up. She used hand gestures. Finger up for shi, finger down for si. At first its really hard to distinguished,but know I remembered. My advisor Jasmine helped me when I lost my passport on a bus. He called the bus company. Found it in 2 hours. I almost cried. Kunming is turly worth to called Spring City. Weather is perfect its so comfortable. I went to Stone Forest. Rocks look like trees. Very weird but beautiful. Also went to Dianchi Lake. Big lake. I rode a bike around it. Took 3 hours. I have ate crossed-bridge noodles. Very tasty, fresh, I love it. Sojourn Abroad also took us to a flower market. I bought some roses, I also wore a flower garland on my head. it was very very cheap. My Chinese is now much better. I can order food. In Malaysia, I was afraid to speak Mandarin. Now I am not. Kunming is cheap and nice. Not too hot. Sojourn Abroad's service is so good. They even helped me buy a train ticket to Guilin after the program. Any help you need, just look for Soujoun Abroad.

Would you recommend this program?
Yes, I would
Year Completed
2000