Dear Mike,
I am glad to know that you are interested in learning Chinese.I am writing to give you some suggestions on how to learn it well.
There are some suggestions for you,which will play a significant role in learning Chinese.First of all,if you have enough spare time,youcan go to Chinatown,a Chinese residential area,where has a good language environment.Second,please make more Chinese friends,especially who comes from Beijing,they will help you to speak normative Chinese and improve your spoken Chinese.What`s more,listen to Chinese radio and watch all sorts of Chinese films,which is a perfect way to deep learing Chinese and its traditional culture.
I believe these learning suggestions will help you and make great progress in your language learning!
Yours,
Li Hua