He’s a white American PA from Minnesota. She’s a Chinese-American PA who grew up between cultures. A wedding vow in Chinese started as a romantic gesture—and turned into a long-term journey of learning, connection, and family. A wedding vow in Chinese (and the one person he needed to impress) On their wedding day in July […]
Abdulrahman is an Economic Analyst in Riyadh. In February 2025 he started Chinese from near-zero with GoEast. Ten months later, he can hold full conversations in Chinese — because he’s treating the language like a 2–3 year career investment, not a hobby. A long-term view, not a quick win Abdulrahman studied Economics and Statistics and […]
A retired French teacher from the Netherlands began learning Mandarin as a total beginner in 2023. Two years later, she’s conversational, around HSK 3, and has traveled to China twice—proving that language learning can be about courage, curiosity, and joy. On an ordinary morning in the Netherlands, Lili Postmes opens her notebook and begins reading […]
GoEast Student Profile: Name: Jessica Nationality: American Current Location: California Chinese Level: Started at HSK2, now preparing for HSK5 Profession: Educator Family: Single mother with sons GoEast Teacher: 何瑞欣，高先 Learning Journey: Started with Duolingo, then transitioned to structured lessons at GoEast Personal Motto: “If I’m having fun, my students will enjoy the class too” Current […]
Mandarin is no longer confined to just China, as it’s increasingly spoken all across the world. In the ‘Chinese is a World Language’ series, GoEast follows some native as well as foreign Mandarin speakers. This time, Jaap Grolleman from the Netherlands, who since 2018 lives in Shanghai. “My hometown Hattem has around 11,000 citizens, with […]
Dear GoEast Mandarin students and friends, thank you so much for celebrating our 8th anniversary together with us! Here’s a small recap of yesterday night with 50 of you at our online party. Video of our Chinese students & teachers Flying kites, learning Mandarin, loving cats, and changing lives. See it all with Hanzi, Pinyin […]
From time to time we’ll share perspectives from our students. Everyone learns in a different way, so feel free to agree or disagree! — by Jaap I’m nearly finished with HSK3, starting from zero Mandarin skills just over a year ago. Here are 9 things I learned about language and myself. 1 — Learn to […]
From her hometown in the USA, Cynthia has been studying Chinese online with GoEast for half a year, and she was kind enough to show us her approach for online learning. How does your usual online Mandarin class go? We normally spend five to ten minutes chatting about various things, mostly me trying to practice […]
Mandarin is no longer confined to just China, as it’s increasingly spoken all across the world. In the ‘Chinese is a World Language’ series, GoEast follows some native as well as foreign Mandarin speakers. This time, Sarah Johnson (江 淼 Jiāng Miǎo) from the USA, after having lived in Shanghai for three years. She writes […]
GoEast student profile Name: Alex Gibson Nationality: United Kingdom Time in China: 2 years Chinese Level: HSK4 Other languages: English (native) GoEast teacher: Kathy Meng 孟洋 Campus: French Concession in Shanghai Favorite Chinese phrase: 授人以鱼不如授人以渔 Shòu rén yǐ yú bù rú shòu rén yǐ yú. (Teach a man how to fish, don’t give a man […]