Yes, we are all in awe of your sexual conquests. I am visiting Ethiopia in a few months for a mission trip, fingers crossed. You dont have a responsibility to learn Chinese. And if you do manage to learn a few phrases within the year of being there, that's cute.

I dont feel like responding separately to the other guy who suggested, "make friends with Chinese people." For any of you out there that dont have a traumatic brain injury, there is more to being a social being than speaking the same language. There are cultural differences in humor, taste, values exc. If you want to spend about half of your conversation explaining what words mean, or re phrasing your sentence...go for it. Im sure youll have incredibly rich and satisfying relationships on par with your best friends back home (thats sarcasm..I thought I would spell it out for the TBI guy)