April 13, 20191 min read

People Often Ask

Read in日本語

People often ask my how I learnt to read Chinese characters.

A woman gestures as she talks with a smiling man holding a closed blue book at a low wooden table in a Japanese reading room.

And I always reply “One at a time”.

A hand holds one blank-backed study card apart from a neat stack, beside a blue book and a cup of tea on a wooden desk.

Every thousand mile journey starts with the first step.

A walking shoe rests on the first mossy stone step as a woodland path winds upward toward softly lit green hills.

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