I still study Chinese almost everyday. Since December, I have kept a semi-rigid regimen. When I am not teaching, I work harder than I do when I am teaching. For speaking/listening, I work on Elementary level lessons. I listen to a show for three days, then work on audio reviews for the lesson that I am currently on, and the audio reviews for the previous two lesson I studied. In this way, I really master the words that I am studying. I don't feel too satisfied with the difficulty level of the lessons, but I do spend much time teaching. I will focus on studying more difficult lessons when I have fewer classes to teach.
I have been working out of a Chinese writing textbook for a little over two months now, and I am not doing too much with reading. At this point, I am able to do many things around town. I can talk to people about basic things, and if I am controlling the conversation, I can appear to know more Chinese than I really do.
I still have much work to do. I hope to be better about updating my progress in the future.
