so much c-pod...so little time!

太好了! Have a great trip to China. Sure wish I could take some of your classes and you could Pilate me into better shape:) As to your question, I ask another. What's your learning style? For me, a kinesthetic learner, I use Cpod to hear and see Chinese which is very helpful, but Ｉ　ｈａｖｅ　ｔｏ　ｈａｖｅ　ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅｓ　ｈｅａｒｉｎｇ　ａｎｄ　ｕｓｉｎｇ　ｔｈｅ　ｗｏｒｄｓ　ｉｎ　ｃｏｎｖｅｒｓａｔｉｏｎ　（ａｎｄ　ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ　ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｓ　ｈｅｌｐｓ　ｍｅ　ｔｏｏ）　ｂｅｆｏｒｅ　Ｉ　ａｍ　ｓｏｍｅｗｈａｔ　ｃｏｎｆｉｄｅｎｔ　ｔｈａｔ　ｔｈｅ　ｎｅｗ　ｌｅａｒｎｉｎｇ　ｈａｓ　ｂｅｃｏｍｅ　ｐａｒｔ　ｏｆ　ｍｙ　ａｃｔｕａｌ　ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ　ｌａｎｇｕａｇｅ． Ｔｈｅ　ａｒｅ　ｓｏｍｅ　ｔｈｒｅａｄｓ　ｏｎ　ｔｈｅ　Ｃｐｏｄ　ｆｏｒｕｍ　ｔｈａｔ　ｈａｖｅ　ａ　ｓｉｍｉｌａｒ　ｔｏｐｉｃ　ｏｆ　ｃｏｎｖｅｒｓａｔｉｏｎ． Ｐｅａｃｅ，

Dear M2T...thanks for the reply. How do I go about finding these other threads...I am so "blog-ill-logically impaired. Do you live in Shanghai as well??? Pilates is a great way to get into or stay in shape. I love it!

http://forum.chinesepod.com/ Ｔｈｅ　ｆｏｒｕｍ　ｌｉｎｋ　ｉｓ　ｏｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｂｏｔｔｏｍ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　ｐａｇｅ　ａｌｓｏ． Ｕｎｆｏｒｔｕｎａｔｅｌｙ　Ｉ　ｄｏ　ｎｏｔ　ｌｉｖｅ　ｉｎ　ＳｈａｎｇＨａｉ．

Perhaps some of the best advice for learners can be found here: http://www.chinese-forums.com/showthread.php?t=5204 Also, being a huge fan of Mr. Darwin, I believe it all comes down to using it or losing it. Practice, practice, practice.

Kyle- www.chinesepod.com/random-lesson is great. Pulls out random lessons to review. For me, the reviews go relatively quickly and helps to 'sink things in'.

Just to mention that when I do random lesson to review, I just listen to the dialog file rather than the full lesson. That saves at least 10 minutes. Then I go through the expansion sentences.