Good news! The funding is now confirmed so things shift a gear and the next phase begins.
the Chinese learning is progressing slowly: I can ask for directions, though whether I’d understand the answer is an open point. A funny thing was pointed out to me. Chinese works from the general to the specific whereas English often works in the opposite direction. Even with postal addresses, you start with the country, get onto the province and city, close in on the district and street and narrow down to the building, room and person at the end.
