Nationality: American
Occupation: Harvard student

Philip's Experience

There was never a period more special than the time I spent in Beijing, and as I grow older and look back, I will always know that definitively, it was the best month of my life. And it is safe to say that my trip would not be nearly as satisfying if it weren't for my program with One-Month Chinese. As a tutoring/learning center alone One-Month Chinese offered me high quality services such as: one on one tutoring with teachers, a comprehensive lesson plan which included vocabulary, character writing, grammar, phonetics and listening, a flexible schedule to suit my own activities, and most importantly teaching which accommodated my own specific level of progress in Chinese. One-Month Chinese is also so much more than just an instructional program though. For many Western people, arriving in China for the first time can be a startling change, and many might find themselves lost in all the culture shock. One-Month Chinese really helps to assuage this. They are always within easy contact, will take you out to phenomenal dining experiences, and even include showing you China's amazing sights on weekends. They will pretty much take care of any problem you come across during your stay. Most importantly, is their excellent service in providing a concierge (Wendy in my case) to spend time with you in showing you around and getting you acquainted with the surroundings. This helped me a great deal, and having someone with you to always speak Chinese with is the best way to learn. Really, the people at One-Month Chinese become your friends rather than your teachers, and this is evident in that the program is a small, warm and intimate group, at your service, rather than a large, distant tutoring corporation. You will remember the employees of One-Month Chinese; they become the people you know in China, who you see and talk to nearly everyday and by the time you have to leave, you will miss them greatly. I know some people choose to stay a year a more in Beijing learning Chinese; and I cannot think of a better program to use. I recommend all people who are thinking about coming to China to come, to step outside their comfort zone, experience a greatly different city and culture, and to see things one might never see elsewhere in life. I know I did, and would like to thank the people at One-Month Chinese for all their tremendous efforts. My time in Beijing would not have been the same without them, and I am still waiting for the day I get to return.