1. When I was eight years old, my mom, who is an ___, got the ___ to go and tech in the rural high school in China for six months.
So at eight years old, I was dropped into a rural elementary school with ___ other kids in the class, total school roll of ___.
I think the most important thing when it comes to learning a ___, especially maintaining it, is just ___ of practice. Any chance you get to ___ yourself to the language is going to help.
I guess it's really really hard for New Zealanders who are trying to learn a language like Mandarin when you are not in the ___ environment, but there's definitely a lot people can do to get the ___ that will help them.