Last weekend, something I had only imagined in my dreams actually happened. The Mandarin Story's very first Offline Community Lunch Meetup. Three hours of Chinese food, real conversations, and so much laughter. All of it brought together by one shared love - the Chinese language. I still can't quite believe it happened. The thing about doing scary things Looking back, every time I wanted to do something new with The Mandarin Story, there was always so much resistance. Mostly