August 12, 2025 • 30 mins
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In the last week before moving to China, I recount awkward goodbyes, the British tradition of caterpillar-shaped cakes, my sneaky strategy to avoid jet lag, and my super secret language study hacks. Keep listening to learn English!
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Vocabulary: Bubbly (drink), Caterpillar, Irish goodbye, Fly long-haul, Maglev, Jet lag
00:00 Intro
01:36 Audio chat
04:42 A week of lasts
05:46 A British icon
10:54 My travel itinerary
13:05 Avoiding jet lag
16:18 Dodging earthquakes
17:39 How I'm studying Chinese
21:51 Finding love at the worst time
24:13 Bathed in love
27:20 Outro
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