01 year 11 & 12 weeks into study

Well, I must confess. After my last update, I simply stopped studying Chinese. I felt burned out, plus I was thinking that I might not go to China after all. I wanted to get back into the studies, but I just feel too drained with the Chinese. I guess I am saying that I am through with the Chinese learning for right now, and maybe I will pick it back up at some point.

01 year 10 weeks into study

Hello everyone,
The progress this week was average. Here are the specifics;
Currently, I have flashcards for 700 terms (more or less) and I have already selected 50 terms for next week. I have selected my terms for the next several weeks.
Using the flashcards, I had a good week besides today, but today was not a disaster, it just wasn't quite as good as I normally do.
I have decided to alter my routine as follow; Instead of doing new terms 6 days per week, I am doing them 5 days. I am going to set Monday and Thursday aside for reviewing the terms in the stack of words that I know. I want to try this change to see if it helps me retain words that I have learned.
Speaking and listening was on par for what I normally do. I completed 5 new podcasts, plus I have done lots of reviewing of lessons I have done in the past.
Please feel free to leave comments if you have any strategies for learning how to speak the language.