Ni-Hao!!

We're learning Mandarin Chinese!

Or at least, we're trying to.

Okay and right now, technically, only Tanner is.

We're going to China next spring - SO pumped - and Tanner thinks it would be more fun if we were able to find restrooms, order food, generally communicate, etc., while we're there. He's about 4 chapters ahead of me in our Rosetta Stone program - personally I think it's a duplication of efforts for BOTH of us to have to learn it, especially since I stink at picking up languages, but I'm giving it my best shot. And Tanner seems to really have an ear for it.

It's going to be really funny to see his 6-foot-6-inch-blond-haired-blue-eyed self standing out like a sore thumb among all the petite Chinese people. He thinks maybe they'll assume he's some sort of god or something and treat us like royalty - ha!

The Rosetta Stone thing is great - I would highly recommend it. It teaches you to understand meanings and messages, rather than just translating things into english in your head. We can't wait!