ok. just because i know you guys are dying to know about great resources to learn mandarin chinese, i will share with you : www.chinesepod.com

i mean, seriously, where else can you learn the slang words necessary to bargain down a waving mao watch or the latest pick up lines.

love it.

(p.s. i know what you are thinking. but there's a lot of stuff for beginners which you'll need when you come visit me in china :)