A farewell to Aggie

frank
February 14, 2008, 11:58 PM posted in General Discussion

Aggie Xiang (photo by Frank Fradella)

This is Aggie. Many of you have heard the name, but her face has been largely absent from this place.

I was lucky enough to be a guinea pig for the Practice Plan when it was first rolled out, and I spent a few minutes every day for a few months talking to this great teacher. I'm proud to say that we became fast friends.

This picture was taken on Aggie's last day at ChinesePod. She and her husband will be moving to Australia in just a few days and I'll expect those of you Down Under to show her a proper welcome.

Please join me in wishing Aggie the very best of luck as she embarks on this new journey. She will be sorely missed.

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dogeatsrat
February 15, 2008, 12:04 AM

Aggie, All the best Down Under and may it be a wonderful adventure.

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vikram
February 16, 2008, 09:54 AM

Good Luck Aggie!

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bazza
February 15, 2008, 01:22 AM

Good luck Aggie.

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jamestheron
February 15, 2008, 03:08 AM

Hmmm... Now with Skype and all this other fancy internet stuff, Aggie can continue to be our teacher from anywhere in the world. We will never know she is not in Shanghai. AuntySue becomes the lucky one now. ;) Good luck with the move Aggie.

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lostinasia
February 15, 2008, 03:08 AM

Good luck and best wishes! You'll be missed.

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man2toe
February 15, 2008, 04:02 AM

親愛的Aggie老師, 局勢真驚人. 一聽到這消息我肚子突然不舒服. 這消息讓我失望又難過. 三月底我打算了在上海要見您. 不過,我真誠地希望妳們在澳大利亞活得很開心及滿意.祝妳們一路順風.

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AuntySue
February 15, 2008, 04:16 AM

Hooray! Fantastic news! ...oops... Oh! How sad to see Aggie leave cpod! hehehe oops

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HannahIm
February 15, 2008, 04:54 AM

Wow, you'll be missed Aggie! Have a fantastic time in 澳大利亚!

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Julesong
February 15, 2008, 05:23 AM

Good travels!

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henning
February 15, 2008, 05:53 AM

I remember when Aggie called me in Beijing after I was selected to become a test user for the "Guided Service" (pre-decessor of the Practice Plan) about 18 months ago. A CPod celebrety on the phone - known from all those Intermediate and Advanced podcasts! And my kids screaming in the background so I could hardly understand a word.... Aggie turned out to be a highly gifted teacher. And a very warm-hearted also. She will indeed be missed. Aggie: All the best in Australia for you and your family. Stay in touch with the CPod community!

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azerdocmom
February 15, 2008, 12:46 AM

Aggie, 謝謝你! May your new life bring great happiness and adventure to you and your family : ) 再見!

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kimiik
February 15, 2008, 07:50 AM

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artkho
February 15, 2008, 07:54 AM

Aggie, 祝你好运!

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John
February 15, 2008, 09:04 AM

Yeah, few employees have been around nearly as long as Ken and Jenny, but Aggie is one of them. She has done a great job, and we will miss her.

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lydia1981
February 15, 2008, 09:58 AM

i haven't had that kind of experience like some others (practice plan and it's predecessor...), but i liked the podcasts where Aggie was a host. The sound of her voice sounded very warm! I envy AuntySue, who now has the opportunity to book her as a real life teacher ;-)

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AuntySue
February 15, 2008, 10:56 AM

Yeah, but because I gloated, now I'll probably find that she's settling somewhere like Perth, which is about the same distance as Shanghai from here! :-)

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lunetta
February 15, 2008, 11:04 AM

I've only ever talked to Aggie once after winning a practice plan session on Movie Madness but it instantly made me a huge fan. She knows exactly how to encourage and motivate you and even though I could hardly put two words together at that point (now I may be able to put three or four together ;-) ) I felt so proud of myself after the lesson and very confident about being able to learn this language. Aggie, I'm very sad I won't get another possibility but all my best wishes for your new life in Australia! :-)

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raptorak
February 16, 2008, 09:30 AM

Good luck!

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auntie68
February 16, 2008, 09:33 AM

Dear Aggie 老师, thank you for teaching us so many things! I wish you a wonderful new life that will bring you everything that you ever wanted. We will miss you SO much, please take care. And again, thank you...

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wei1xiao4
February 15, 2008, 06:29 AM

Aggie, I didn't know you were leaving! The best of luck to you and your husband. You are a wonderful teacher and I really enjoyed our time together on Practice Plan. I hope you plan to continue teaching Chinese in Austailia because teaching is a gift and you've certainly got it! We'll miss you!