Closing Down Beyond Bounds
Share As you may have noticed, post count has dropped off quite a bit this month. It’s become harder and harder for me to stay motivated to write on this blog. I’ve known that this day would come one day, and now it’s finally here. This is goodbye. Beyond Bounds started as an experiment for me. I didn’t know anything about blogging. Really, I didn’t know very much about how the internet really works, besides some basic HTML that I learned in high school. I used...Sentence Mining: An Ess...
Share I posted a brief introduction to sentence mining before in my post about flashcards, and now here is the full explanation. Sentence mining is the ultimate discovery in language learning; it’s better than sliced bread. Sentence mining is what makes me confident that I can...The Road to Native
Share It’s said that becoming native in another language is impossible after a certain age. After 4 years in China I get the feeling that becoming truly native might just take a lifetime, but getting really close and nearly indistinguishable is a possibility. I’ve been...Supertrial days 4 – 6
Share Just a quick update on how my Supertrial is going so far. Get to sleep by 11pm everyday: I missed one day due to something that happened in my personal life. I’ve adjusted really quickly the next day. My body has adjusted already to the sleep schedule, so it’s...
Personal Space in China
Share The first thing that most people notice when they come to China is that there are a LOT of people. The population density in China has a great affect on what personal space means to people here. Chinese people grow up in small houses, and study in crowded rooms. They shower...Supertrial Day 2+3
Share The largest obstacles are not the things I thought they were going to be. I figured that my internal cravings to overeat, drink tasty flavored drinks, and stay up all night watching movies and surfing the internet would be the hardest to overcome. These things turned out to be...
The Truth Behind Weight...
Share Diets to lose weight are ridiculous and fad. You don’t need a special diet or special plan to lose weight. There is no “weird old tip” or “secret” to weight loss. Weight loss is simple and anyone can do it. This one formula is the key to size. Input...
Supertrial Day 1
Share I’ve actually been debating whether or not to write about my Supertrial. I mean, who really wants to read about how hard it is for me to… wake up in the morning and go to sleep at night! How hard is it to exercise everyday?! (Actually really hard for a lot of...
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