<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[themandarinstory.com]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Mandarin Story is an online Mandarin Chinese school based in Bangalore. We run small-batches of online classes for beginners and HSK learners.]]></description><link>https://www.themandarinstory.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 18:29:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.themandarinstory.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The First Offline Mandarin Community Lunch in Bangalore - and the 6 Years It Took to Get Here]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 from within. The...]]></description><link>https://www.themandarinstory.com/post/community-lunch-learn-mandarin-in-bangalore</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66dbb59f1cd2ec10a0979a84</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2024 02:09:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f27b52_014cf2efa1b44f0daaf3715fbac3b22f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>themandarinstory</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>