In this week's episode of the Language Vlog Podcast, we discuss the busy week which saw me renewing my work visa, visiting the police station and navigating the usual paperwork.

All the while, we posted a new language check in video in which I try my hand at speaking both Russiand and Chinese.

We also cover this week's live streams which included Chinese ghost stories (聊斋志异 in particular) and Russian declenions.

We finished the week with a couple of YouTube Shorts that gave a look at the air quality in Beijing as it stood on Friday afternoon.

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Time stamps:

00:00 Multilingual Greetings

00:51 Introduction to the Language Blog Podcast

02:05 Visa Renewal Process in China

05:43 Recording Language Checks

07:42 Challenges of Multilingual Recording

13:40 Live Stream on Chinese Ghost Stories

14:28 Exploring Chinese Ghost Stories

16:02 Western vs. Chinese Ghost Stories

17:36 Learning Russian: Challenges and Strategies

21:00 Struggles with Russian Proficiency Tests

22:00 Beijing's Air Quality and Ginkgo Trees

25:57 Upcoming Projects and Final Thoughts