> I’ve tried this approach but it’s impossible to find a tutor in SF :/
I’m really surprised by this — Chinese is everywhere in the Bay Area.
Suggestions:
1. Contact the Chinese department at a local university (e.g., USF) and ask a professor there. They will know tons.
2. Go to any cram school with marketing aimed at Chinese kids (Maybe something like Kumon. There are cram school ads in Chinese everywhere) and ask if they know someone. There are a lot of folks who teach Chinese to heritage speakers of Chinese (i.e., folks who speak it in the home but have not learned it formally). The teaching technique is a little different, but you can probably find someone who has taught non-heritage speakers if you specifically ask for it.
I’m really surprised by this — Chinese is everywhere in the Bay Area.
Suggestions:
1. Contact the Chinese department at a local university (e.g., USF) and ask a professor there. They will know tons.
2. Go to any cram school with marketing aimed at Chinese kids (Maybe something like Kumon. There are cram school ads in Chinese everywhere) and ask if they know someone. There are a lot of folks who teach Chinese to heritage speakers of Chinese (i.e., folks who speak it in the home but have not learned it formally). The teaching technique is a little different, but you can probably find someone who has taught non-heritage speakers if you specifically ask for it.