These Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon activties are perfect book activities for doing after enjoying the book. They are also perfect for celebrating the 2021 Jumpstart’s Read for the Record Day. Join in on the 16th Read for the Record Day on October 28, 2021. Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon Book Full Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon by Kat Zhang is the story of young Amy trying to craft the just right dragon in her mind. But, her classmates don’t think it looks like a dragon. After school, Amy’s grandma tells her story that helps her get a good picture of exactly how she wants her dragon to look. Amy Wu...
As the most spoken language in the world by native speakers, learning Chinese Mandarin is a worthy and beneficial endeavour. Those who speak Chinese gain greater access to one of the world’s biggest economies and the ability to communicate with native speakers from China, Taiwan, Singapore, and other diasporic Chinese communities all over the world. In addition, students of Mandarin are exposed to one of the oldest and richest cultures in the world. Learning Chinese is an increasingly important skill, and yet, it remains a rarity among English speakers. While it has developed a reputation for being tough for English speakers to grasp, many students are tackling the challenge and succeeding with the help of language learning courses like Chinesepod....
By Nancy Thorner - Yesterday, Tuesday, August 31, 2021, after showing up more than an hour late, President Biden touted his “successful” exit from Afghanistan, priding himself on how he was able to get “90%” of Americans out of Afghanistan who chose to come home. In his remarks Biden, maybe because he was trying to convince himself, yelled at Americans who have a right to be upset with his catastrophic exit from Afghanistan. Biden’s Victory Lap was as predictable as it is astonishing. Only such a man as Joe Biden with the unearned, but raging arrogance, undeserved display of confidence, stunning indifference to the fate of Americans and Allies callously abandoned through his indescribable incompetence, could prattle on claiming ‘Success.’ A...
How long would it take you to learn Mandarin Chinese from Youtube channels? You will be surprised to find yourself getting fluent just by setting aside 30 minutes every day to learn the language from Chinese Youtube Channels. There are tons of youtube videos giving Chinese lessons but will you be able to distinguish the good and the bad? Relax, this review has got you covered from beginner to advanced levels of study. We list below the 27 best Youtube channels for studying the Chinese language via Youtube in China or elsewhere. Your vision of working and living in Shanghai China can finally rise by studying from any of these channels. All Level Chinese Youtube Channels 1. ChinesePod ChinesePod has...
The treasure within Unlocking vulnerability is hard. It’s something we usually avoid because it means opening yourself up to potential harm. The harm we fear from our vulnerability is not at all the same as physical injury. However, it may help to think of an injury to your heart (your vulnerability) as a precious treasure within that you are hiding from the world. Treasure, you think, doesn’t sound right. How can a vulnerable secret have any value to a couple? Here is how. We all carry scars from times we were hurt as small children. Maybe the slight was tiny, or huge. Maybe an aunt fawned all over one child, but dismissed you — the step child, for example...
