Christina and I met twice a week over the summer to practice my mandarin. We met in public and I felt very relaxed. Most of the time it felt more like having a conversation than a tutoring session, (all in mandarin of course) and Lei was always helping me get my message across without simply pointing out mistakes. We also reviewed my first year of Mandarin schooling, and Lei took it beyond simple review by introducing some new vocabulary and grammar concepts. She was able to introduce a nice level of discipline without being overbearing in a tutoring setting by urging me to be prepared for each of our lessons, which was nice because it can be very easy to let yourself get lazy during summer. Overall: our lessons were great and we got along well. I felt I could openly discuss many topics and things going on in my life in Chinese, which is ultimately the purpose of learning a language– to converse,that is.

Boston College

I met Christina first in Beijing where she taught me private classes. These lessons were so efficient that sometimes I chose not to go to class at the university but rather study one or two hours with Christina. Later I took lessons over Skype with her. I have gotten to know her as an extremely reliable and proficient person and a great teacher. She intuitively recognized my  needs and always challenged me to take the next step without charging extra. She also set a high value on the pronunciation, which is so important in Chinese. Her language skills in both English and Chinese are excellent and can move easily between  both cultures. She will immediately recognize if a student doesn’t understand the meaning of one word or a phrase, which is another crucial point in teaching Chinese. All these talents make her not only a great teacher but also a very interesting person to discuss the studied texts with. I am very grateful to her for accompanying me on my path from a very basic to a proficient Chinese level.

Christina has done such a great job teaching my two daughters (ages 9 and 7) Chinese.  She built a great rapport with them, balanced their unique language learning needs, and helped make the learning time fun and engaging.  My daughters enjoyed the many varied learning activities that Christina planned for them.

Biola University , CA