A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to meet up with Benny the Irish Polyglot here in Taipei and talk about his current mission: learning Mandarin Chinese in three months (see the original article …

Take a moment and think back to the first exchange that appears in just about every textbook created for second language learners of Chinese. In most cases it probably looks a little something like this: …

I know you hadn’t forgotten, but we’re working on our iOS app, and we want to whet your anticipation a bit further, so here’s another app tester story. This time we hear from Diny in …

For nearly a decade Benny Lewis, or Benny the Irish Polyglot as many of us know of him, has been on the move. He has traveled to over 20 countries, always with the same inspirational …

Still working hard on bringing the Skritter iOS app to you! Here’s a third story in our iOS app tester experiences series. Last week we had the story of Alex Louis in Gansu, and now …

Here’s another story in our iOS app tester experiences series. Last up we heard from junglegirl in Ethiopia, and now we have Alex Louis in Xi’an. I have been serving in the Peace Corps in …

This year Monday, January 23rd will mark the Lunar New Year, commonly referred to as Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year is a time steeped in tradition and custom. Like superheroes, these traditions often have …

With the Lunar New Year fast approaching, it is a time for many to return home and spend their holiday with family. But sometimes connecting with distant (as in location) relatives isn’t an option. In …

January 14, 2012 might not seem like an important day in the west, but here in the “rogue province” we know as Taiwan it will mark the 13th-term presidential election. I’ll let The Wall Street …

While George, Scott, and I are working hard on the upcoming Skritter iOS app, we thought we’d share some of the alpha testers’ experiences with it so far. Even in its rough form, a lot …