My time at the Chinese Language Institute in Guilin

I did six weeks of CLI's immersion program and it definitely exceeded my expectations. I started from zero Chinese level, only did some Duolingo lessons online in preparation. I had three teachers, which all focused on different parts (understanding/basic language knowledge; conversational; reading/writing). In only six weeks I managed to get a very decent Chinese level which allows me to have basic conversations in Chinese with local people. The best part was the practice with local people which I met through activities of CLI or on my own.

I also met a lot of other students at CLI with different backgrounds, from complete beginners like me to students which almost spoke Chinese fluently and just wanted to focus on some areas which they wanted to make perfect. From what I gathered so far everyone appreciated the program a lot!