SSAB - September 17, 2026

How about this: we record right now so we don’t have to fight through the jet lag?Fell asleep right after recording yesterday’s episode and up at… 2 am again! Never did eat my guobaoriu!Finished The Stand! Finally! Looking at the condition of the book, looks like I should just get rid of it. What’s next?How were those books for the gf? Can she read them? Yes… but understanding is still a bit difficult.Got a new APP to read Chinese books… reader-made, not professional.And doing some calculations on the life of an expat… how long and where do you end up?Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.comTranscript and more available on Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1om1Geup1o6Adi-A8kTAnCf12Zo7nDkAt?usp=sharingNewsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogGoogle Stock Tracker Sheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kbpCC2cieuq23zYyr0-WznPRogVX0aS86BF4_vPvgMY/edit?usp=sharingHope you have a great one!! 00:00 Early Recording Plans00:37 Beijing Expat Update00:50 Teaching Schedule Breakdown01:55 Course Prep Confusion02:34 Office Hours Frustrations05:12 Tomorrow Class Activities06:48 Jet Lag Battles10:19 Chinese Class Complaints12:21 HSK 5 Semester Goal15:02 Course Goals And Exams21:52 Language Log Season Plan23:27 Finishing The Stand26:18 Books And Time Budget28:49 Girlfriend Reading Practice31:49 Tomato App For Chinese35:09 Expat Life Calculations37:55 China Visa Age Limits42:37 Money And Content Real Estate46:45 Final Thoughts And Outro