I have been learning Chinese all my life. As I entered UC Davis, I soon realized I was beginning to forget how to write many characters. Being away from home, I also spoke less and less Mandarin. I soon felt the urge to take the BL series just to practice and learn more Chinese! Because of the great EALC staff/faculty/lecturers, I found great enjoyment in the classes I took. I soon branched out and took other courses such as Classical Chinese, Chinese Poetry, etc. because they seemed very interesting. From this self-cultivating experience, I am eager to learn more Chinese in the future. I am glad I took advantage of the courses provided by EALC. I am also very grateful to have met such wonderful Chinese teachers at UC Davis. Opportunities like these are hard to come by.
Helen Ku
UCD Class of 2008
Psychology Graduate Student