Posts Tagged "chinese" from 2021

That's right, drongos: a new interview awaits your hungry eyes and brains.

The Drongo: Our guest today on The Drongo is Alexi Caracotsios, a man of countless talents. Readers, prepare yourselves: here he comes.

What are you all about, Alexi?

Alexi Caracotsios: I have spent the last eight years of my life trying to obtain the knowledge (un?)inherent to books, experience, and life.

I have delved deep into the linguistic treasure pool of foreign languages, achieving fluency in five, and being able to dabble around in another three or so. I always thought of myself as a rogue scholar on the quest for truth; now, I am in the depths of an existential crisis as to what the hell any of that could possibly mean.

Oh ho ho. No less than the brilliant Tanner Greer tweeted a link to my essay, "The Rarest Mandarin Syllables." I'm humbled -- but not so humbled I'm not gonna blog about it. It's not every day a senpai notices you.

Oh, cool! In the second issue of their "news roundup" feature, Paper Republic featured my page "The Rarest Mandarin Syllables!" Thanks, Jack!

From Drong Beach, California comes another interview with The Drongo.

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The Drongo: Chris Stasse and I have been friends since we met as college sophomores taking Second Year Chinese. Today's interview guest is a supreme shenaniganeer, one who acts with vigor and learns with rigor.