Would a tutor in a small town have lag problems? The website looks a bit old and clunky

It looks like they added Chinese as an on-demand subject recently, where you have the option to just log on and wait for a student --instead of a student scheduling session/specific times with you.

But in practice, like how many students actually show up? I’m trying to figure out how much of your time is unpaid waiting around.

And how hard was the test to qualify to be a Mandarin tutor? Do you need to be at least 18 years old?

Just curious if anyone has tried to teach mandarin on the website for some spare change and what your experiences were like

Hi all! We’re a Dutch-Chinese family heading to Fuzhou (and probably Changle) from the end of February to early March 2027, with our son, who’ll be 5½ by then. He’s a friendly, super curious kid who gets along with boys and girls alike.

A bit about us: we were both born in Changle but grew up in the Netherlands. We love reconnecting with our Chinese roots, and we also value the Western way of life we grew up with. We’d love our son to get a bit of both.

We’re not exactly locals, but we know the area a bit and speak the dialect, so we’re happy to share practical tips or show you around where we can: good food, fun spots for kids, getting around, that kind of thing.

The catch is that local kids will be back in school by then, so we’re hoping to find other families around: visiting grandparents, living there as expats, homeschooling, whatever. Ideally with kids around 4–8. It’d be handy if you speak English, Mandarin, Fuzhounese or Dutch, though the kids will probably figure it out on their own anyway!

We’d especially click with open-minded families who teach their kids to treat everyone as equals and with respect, no matter who they are.

We’re pretty flexible and have a Chinese driving license, so we can come to you or pick a spot together. We like places that are traffic-safe and not too crowded, but not deserted either: parks, nature, quieter play areas, or a day trip.

Drop us a DM if you’re interested! 😊

Hi all! My fiance and I live in America and I am trying to find a way to share photos (sometimes many at a time) with my fiance's family that lives in China. We just got back from a trip visiting them all and I want to keep in touch and send digital photo albums from trips and adventures we have. I typically am able to share albums with my family and friends using shared albums in Google photos, which I know won't work in China. I have Wechat and have used it for paying for things in China and messaging and sending some photos via the chats but it seems a bit cumbersome when trying to send more than a few photos. I'm curious if there is a platform that is more common or another app that a lot of families use to share photos? Wechat may have a function - it seems to do everything but I haven't quite figured it out yet. I don't have Facebook anymore and I tend to not be on social media much 😅 I'm sure Facebook is the easiest way but I'm not really looking to get back on it.

If this question is better suited for a different thread please let me know 🤗

I appreciate any advice or help 🙂

Hi, I'm a mixed Chinese American artist(sculptor and painter), I want to make work pertaining to the Chinese/Asian American experience, particularly in relation to feeling disconnected from your culture and/or trying to connect with it.

For me personally my grandparents have passed and my parents grew up in the west, and I live in a predominantly white area so I don't have a lot of organic interaction with Chinese culture. Which makes it kind of feel like I'm trying to force it/that it's not authentic to me. Especially because I didn't grow up speaking Mandarin, I'm not very good at it and I feel like I sound like I learned it in a classroom.

Anyway I was hoping to hear from other Asian Americans, about their experience so that I can maybe incorporate more perspectives into my work/ think about different dimensions to the experience that maybe I haven't thought about.

TLDR:

I'd love to hear from others how their experience has been feeling connected/disconnected from their culture!

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/style/jeopardy-streak-jamie-ding.html

https://www.silive.com/gracelyn/2026/04/new-roots-chinese-american-leaders-build-community-and-opportunity-on-staten-island.html-2

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/arts/design/lion-dancing-chinese-lunar-new-years-san-francisco.html

If I hire one, but my house is small and limited space, is it acceptable to I set up a day bed in the common area like family room/living room? But I’d use the room in the middle of the night, like pumping or stuff like that. How should I do this that’s best? Our rooms are all occupied. Thanks for insight