SSAB - September 17, 2026

How about this: we record right now so we don’t have to fight through the jet lag?

Fell asleep right after recording yesterday’s episode and up at… 2 am again! Never did eat my guobaoriu!

Finished The Stand! Finally! Looking at the condition of the book, looks like I should just get rid of it. What’s next?

How were those books for the gf? Can she read them? Yes… but understanding is still a bit difficult.

Got a new APP to read Chinese books… reader-made, not professional.

And doing some calculations on the life of an expat… how long and where do you end up?

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Hope you have a great one!!

00:00 Early Recording Plans

00:37 Beijing Expat Update

00:50 Teaching Schedule Breakdown

01:55 Course Prep Confusion

02:34 Office Hours Frustrations

05:12 Tomorrow Class Activities

06:48 Jet Lag Battles

10:19 Chinese Class Complaints

12:21 HSK 5 Semester Goal

15:02 Course Goals And Exams

21:52 Language Log Season Plan

23:27 Finishing The Stand

26:18 Books And Time Budget

28:49 Girlfriend Reading Practice

31:49 Tomato App For Chinese

35:09 Expat Life Calculations

37:55 China Visa Age Limits

42:37 Money And Content Real Estate

46:45 Final Thoughts And Outro