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In November 2019, I moved to China with my wife, who was working at an institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It was hard to learn Chinese in Shenyang, where people weren't used to speaking with foreigners. I'd like to keep learning, but also want to improve my German, and am training for a new career, so maintenance is more my priority for now. I am an engineer and scientist, doing research on tissue growth and repair. I also write fiction and poetry and play guitar. My wife and I enjoy wilderness hiking. In 2018, we completed a hike of about 400km in the Sierra Nevada, over 30 days. My other interests include gardening, permaculture and cooking. I grew up near Brisbane, Australia, but have lived in Berlin, Germany, Missoula, USA and Shenyang, China as well. Berlin and Missoula feel more like home than Australia, but I'm enjoying exploring our new home in Yorkshire, UK.
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Yuuta Yu
Chinese (Mandarin)
May 2, 2020
After two sessions of study, Cameron ’s progress has been tremendous: we learned practical Chinese on four topics and spent a lot of time practicing practicing the most authentic Chinese / Northeast dialect. Combined with his life experience, he can now use Chinese, which is not fluent, but has fairly correct pronunciation and grammar for social activities. I hope that in future courses we will continue to practice spoken Chinese and learn the most authentic Chinese.
Yuuta Yu
Chinese (Mandarin)
Apr 24, 2020
Today we practiced some vocabulary pronunciation, I have to say that Cameron is a gifted student. We also did exercises on describing the location. A very substantial course. See you next time!
Yuuta Yu
Chinese (Mandarin)
Apr 18, 2020
这节课上前半部分我们做了一些练习,事实证明他们卓有成效!后半部分我们主要还是练习口语:例如问答和老生常谈的实用汉语练习(´▽`)ノ。其实上节课的作业很难,主要还是语速太快的问题,不过我相信经过我们课上内容的调整,加上卡梅伦坚持不懈的练习,我们一定会取得更大的进步!加油!
Yuuta Yu
Chinese (Mandarin)
Apr 10, 2020
今天学习了很多,不过没有压力,很轻松!下次见!
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    我喜欢做面包 - corrections please! 这个文字有道理吗? 在我有空的时候,我喜欢做很多事情,例如做面包. 我喜欢做面包,但是我不喜欢过多的时间揉面。为此我喜欢这个食谱。这个面团不需要揉面。 这个食谱是从一本英语书。书叫 “Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day". 有时我面团里放全谷例如大麦。当这个情况时,面团需要更多水。面团需要很湿为了变强壮。 偶尔我用相同的面团做披萨。做披萨很更快,因为面团不需要休息。 我觉得这个食谱很简单。 我希望你和这个食谱一起能做好吃的面包。
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    Hi Sela,

    I just noticed this is over 3 years too late, but because I already did the suggestions, I might as well post them :)

    Regards,
    Cameron

    Notes:
    I would say "follow the suggestions" or "obey the instructions/rules". Suggestions are gentler, whereas obey implies strict compliance.

    "As the role of teachers and parents is ..., they are more experienced..." - This suggests that teachers and parents are more experienced <em>because</em> of their responsibility for children.

    "... only need to control principle problems...": do you mean "problems of principle" or "principal problems"? Principal means most important in this case. But principles include things like morals and politeness.

    In children's education, it is <s>a long </s>an ongoing debate <s>that</s> to what extent children should be controlled. [ / the extent to which children should be controlled has long been debated.] There are two kinds of opinion<s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">s</s> on this problem: strict education (obey requirements of teachers and parents) and free education (respect children’s aspirations). In my opinion, the growth of children needs more space.

    Proponents of strict education think that it is beneficial to <s>promot</s><s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">ing</s> children’s growth <s>when they</s> to obey the suggestions of parents and teachers. <s>As t </s>The role of teachers and parents is to be responsible for children.<s>, they are more</s> Their experience<s>d</s> and consideration of <s>considerate to</s> the problems in life <s>lives </s>allows them to fulfil this role. For example, if children could obey the rule of staying away from drugs, proposed by parents and teachers, the crime rate <s>will</s> would decline and their health <s>will </s>would not be hurt by drugs. So children will grow safely and healthily under the protection of parents and teachers.

    On the other hand, proponents of free education think that children controlled too much will not become independent in adulthood. Due to the long period of depending on their parents and teachers, they could not make decisions and deal with problems by themselves. For example, there is a common phenomenon during the <s>period</s> task of selecting a major in university. Youths do not know much about what they are really interested in. [/ Students do not know much about what really interests them.] They look for help from parents and teachers, and the major recommended by other people is sometimes not suitable for them <s>at some times</s>. So too much control <s>will</s> can lead to serious problems in their lives.

    In my view, <s>the</s> flexibility and space in children education <s>is </s>are needed. Every child is an independent individual and not an accessory of their parents. Teachers and parents should respect children’s ideas and only need to control principle problems, such as morals, politeness and drugs. Independent consciousness cultivated from early childhood will benefit a person's whole life. [/ ... will benefit throughout life.]
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    Do you like dogs ?

    Today I had a lesson with James, and a few dogs were barking. <s>After</s> Since the lesson, I am really missing my dog, Fafa. She is now living with my sister.

    Fafa is very cute. <s>,</s>She likes to play with us. She can shake hands and pretend to be sh<s>o</s>ot.

    The thing that makes me most thankful <s>thing</s> is that, when I wanted to stay in my dark room alone, Fafa was always with me. She comforted me when I felt desperate last year.

    Although I am not living with her any more, she would give me a big hug every time we meet.
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