Programmer, lover of learning, and xianxia reader extraordinaire! You’ll find me in Ithaca, likely to the accompaniment of a good Chinese fantasy book and cup of hot tea.

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HSK 5 in 15 months - all the tools, tips, and techniques I've learned in one guide

Guide to improving your reading speed: 7 strategies I used to double mine

What I've learned after 9 months and 3 HSK levels - the ultimate guide I wish I had

Dozens of high-quality, graded audiobooks from Sinolingua are free to download

The 6 Best Apps for Reading Chinese

I Tracked my Chinese Learning for Three Months - Takeaways

Combating Reading Fatigue 101

How webnovels, TV, and a pinch of practice got me to pass the HSK 6

Supercharge your Learning: Reading While Listening (soon on the Mandarin Companion blog)

r/ChineseLanguage - My Chinese learning in 2022, wrapped!

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I’ve built a social platform called Lingotrack that allows you as language learners to seamlessly track your progress and find comprehensible media! Find my study stats there. Also, recently launched a translation tool — do check it out too!

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