Dear David,
I’m so glad tohear that you are going to Beijing to Learn Chinese. People say that Chinese ishard to learn, because the Chinese characters are complicated. But I think it’sa little exaggerated. It’s a great advantage for you to learn Chinese in China.You can practice it everywhere. Anyone could be your teachers. Besides, you canlearn local knowledge in school. Your teachers would help you a lot. Finally,don’t be afraid of making mistakes. All things are difficult before they areeasy. If you want to learn it well, you just keep learning no matter how hardit is. I am sure you will do well in your Chinese learning.
Hope to see yousoon in Beijing.