Hi I'm 小明. First of all, I'll start in English. With the vast amount of online and offline tutors for Mandarin Chinese, it's really difficult to pick and choose a teacher. I finally found Karmen after a month of studying Chinese with other teachers who I was unsatisfied with. The other teachers were too strict and not patient enough for me, which made learning the foundations a bad experience with them! But after studying with Karmen, I can confidently say she is one of the best Chinese tutors on Preply because, after studying with her for so long, she has never gotten upset or been unprofessional! She is so consistent, which I appreciate. The qualities I look for in a Mandarin Chinese tutor are kindness, patience, and enthusiasm! I'm lucky and glad I got to meet Karmen! I highly recommend if anyone is having trouble looking for a teacher or is unsatisfied with their current teacher to try Karmen out because I did, and I'm glad I gave her a chance because now she is one of my go-to tutors for Mandarin Chinese. I usually see a lot of teachers being burnt out after the first 10 lessons, and then their personality changes, and all of a sudden, they become impatient and rude! But Karmen is very consistent with her lessons and isn't too strict in class either, which I appreciate because it is less stressful than studying with other tutors I've had experience with in the past. She is very good for beginners and is very easy to talk to. Now I'll change to Mandarin Chinese. (我觉得Karmen老师很热情也很友好。她每个课都很热情也友好。我认识几个汉语老师，但是Karmen是我最爱的。因为好多老师脾气不好也太凶。所以我感觉Karmen的教学风格是正好，不太凶，但是也能学习很多汉语。我跟她学习HSK一年了，我已经考完HSK2和3了，所以我的汉语水平也提高了很多。我的汉语信心也高了挺多。如果你不知道你喜欢跟哪个老师学习或者你现在不喜欢别的老师的课。我觉得你应该尝试她的几个课。我觉得在AT有很多老师，但是你应该跟Karmen老师尝试几次。因为别的老师的性格没有Karmen老师的好。她也很容易交谈，适合初学者。这是我对她的班级的诚实评价。非常非常感谢你啊-以英语和普通话撰写）

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