arielle
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Co-Organizer
Introduction
No introduction yet
Do you prefer to meet in Berkeley or Oakland?
I live in Berkeley, but am open to meeting in Oakland near public transit.
What are the best days and times for you to meetup? How frequently would you like to meetup?
I'd like to meetup evenings or weekends, ideally once a week.
Are you studying Mandarin or Cantonese, or both?
Mandarin
What study materials do you currently use?
Chinesepod, Integrated Chinese textbooks, movies, language exchange (well, i guess that's a method, not a material)
Are you a native Chinese speaker?
Nope! But I like helping people improve their English and I think language exchange is super fun and helpful for everyone. :)
Sign in to post a Greeting.
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Hi Arielle,
I don't know any authoritative best seller list in China. But here (http://book.douban.com/
) is where I go often for the latest Chinese book info. douban.com is a very useful Chinese website; it is also a great place to make connections with like-minded people!One of my favorite modern Chinese novelist is Ailing Zhang (or Eileen Chang;张
爱玲).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eileen_C...She used to work at the cal, Berkeley campus, in 1970s (?). :-)
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hello Arielle it was great to meet you last night at your home. I am glad I had met some great people as well. I will be sure to study chinese along with he web site you have on your profile as well as dictionary once again thank you so much for having me and hope to see you again Matt
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Hi Arielle, I hurt my leg yesterday and couldn't make it today to the meeting. Next time!
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Thanks for the greeting, Arielle! I strongly recommend Last Train Home. It is one of the best made films in recent years about China's rural to urban migrant workers. I just watched two weeks ago at Berkeley. Two thumbs up!
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Hi Arielle! I newly joined this group and can't wait to meet everyone! I am a graduate student and now live at the East Bay. I am a native Chinese speaker and want to practice language with native English speakers while helping with Chinese-learnin
g. This group looks awesome. I can't agree more what you said "language exchange is super fun and helpful for everyone." :-)
Sharon
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Great to meet you Arielle. Meeting another serious learner is fun, and I was encouraged! Looking forward to the next meet up:)
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sounds good, I'll try to make it!
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Hi, It was really nice to meet you too. That was a lot of fun and really productive. I'm looking forward to the next one!
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Hi Arielle, Glad that you join us!! look forward to meeting you!
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Hey Arielle,
Congratulations
on starting your Meetup Group! It looks great, and we're so excited that you're an Organizer.If you have any questions along the way, you can visit the Help Section at:
Happy Organizing!
Ashlee from Meetup HQ
