From Southern California to Beijing: Learning Mandarin and Interpreting at the Olympics: S2E11

from Geopats Abroad - Expat Life, Living Abroad & Travel Stories · host Stephanie Fuccio

Send us Fan MailHave you ever had to create your own path to succeed at something? That is exactly what Venture Capitalist did to become fluent in Mandarin Chinese. In fact, he was so successful at it that he ended up being the Lead Interpreter for the Beijing Olympics in 2008 in China. This is a 2 part interview about his amazing language learning story. Ryan Shuken: https://twitter.com/RshukenOriginal publication date: November 17, 2019More: https://linktr.ee/stephfuccio

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Send us Fan Mail Have you ever had to create your own path to succeed at something? That is exactly what Venture Capitalist did to become fluent in Mandarin Chinese. In fact, he was so successful at it that he ended up being the Lead Interpreter for the Beijing Olympics in 2008 in China. This is a 2 part interview about his amazing language learning story. Ryan Shuken: https://twitter.com/Rshuken Original publication date: November 17, 2019 More: https://linktr.ee/stephfuccio

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