Hello, My name is Charlie, and I am interested in learning Mandarin Chinese. My interest is primarily personal; I would like to travel to China and understand the culture more deeply. I work in the United States as a Certified Public Accountant, and I have a secondary interest in learning Chinese for business purposes. I am starting as an absolute beginner to Chinese, but I have experience learning Spanish and French, and have been using Italki since 2018. I would like to begin by learning the basics of Chinese conversation. At some point, I would be interested in learning the written Chinese language, but I'm open to feedback as far as the appropriate time to do that. Personally, I'm interested in sports, music, reading, cooking, travel, baking, and spirituality. I grew up playing soccer, and have been rock climbing since 2019. Some of my favorite food to cook includes Italian food and Mexican food. I have also had the opportunity to spend time in Mexico and Spain.