That's right! I want to learn Chinese. Chinese is the new language of today's world. I look around and I can see where all this is going. Our world is growing at such a alarming rate and the world economy is merging at an unforgiving speed, I think we will all be speaking Chinese and Spanish right along with English.



Even online, our communications to pen pals exist in Asian countries and the need to break the language barrier stronger than ever. In social-patterns, we have to adopt cultural sensitivities to those merging into Americanism. By learning Chinese we, with or without consciously knowing, have created more doors of opportunity all the way around.

Why learn Chinese? Because today's world almost insists on it. With our increasing love for the Chinese culture, like the martial arts, or media (Who can forget Jacki Chan), or even Chinese foodwe are quickly merging cultures together today then we ever did in past. Great inspirations have come out of the eastern ways of life, and in a hungry way to consume them, and learn all about them, the need to learn Chinese has surfaced.

With a little effort, one can easily access the classes online, or download software to begin the learning experience. Shareware exists at little or no cost.

If I learn Chinese, I will get a better job, a "worldly" careermy employer will find me indispensable and reward me with travel and great expense account. I will return to take his job, giving me a bigger expense account. If I learn Chinese, I could be an emerging artist in ancient Chinese calligraphy, brush stroking my way to a higher spiritual calling, even if only a tattoo artist, my work would live on forever.

There are dozens of hints and helpful advice on how to learn more quickly, how to affect memorization abilities, and where to go for more free Chinese lessons. On many of these web sites are links, some worthy and some leading to more links, which may be of use in searching out free Chinese lessons.

If I learn Chinese, I could actively volunteer in Asian countries and become an important liaison between the eastern and western worlds. I would do great works in missionary arenas where so little help exists now. I know I could make the world a better place.

Also a fun site to immerse yourself in for awhile, is those creating Chinese names from your given name, full in beauty of characters and meaning. You can learn to draw Chinese characters for free online as well. Actually, anything you wish to learn in Chinese, you can learn free online. Upon that, once you have mastered basic abilities, you may wish to up the ante and consider the next level of learning and programs available to you.