Hey Clara! That sounds nice!

Hey! I am learning mandarin and I am a native German girl (17 years old). I speak fluently German, English and Spanisch. I just started learning mandarin and I will be staying in Hangzhou over the summer to learn the language! If you're interested to chat please write back! Regards Clara

Everything is important.

In German the word order is quite important. You are less free to string up words as in English or Mandarin. When people talk to me with mixed up work order it's very hard to understand what they talk about. BTW, don't waste money on language schools, specially not in China. Get a good course and do it yourself!

With any language, I would say knowing you are learning correctly, and also learning their culture as well. Sometimes the culture helps in understanding the language a lot! So, make sure to get good, recommended books and learning material (use the internet to see what is good!) I would say learning grammar from the beginning is very important. As a girl learning Japanese I can say I wish I ALWAYS looked at grammar, because now it is more difficult to make good sentences because I get confused. Good luck!