Feliz Mexican Independence Day! - Ryan McMunn

On September 16th, 1810 the “Grito de la Independencia” which translates to the “Cry of Independence” was the pronouncement by Roman Catholic Priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla as the first step towards Mexican independence from Colonial Spain.... More >>

US Soccer Team Qualifies for the World Cup! - Ryan McMunn

The United States Soccer Team qualified for the World Cup on Tuesday night defeating Mexico 2-0. Eddie Johnson and Landon Donovan scored the two second half goals in front of nearly 25,000 raucous soccer (or football if you prefer) fans in Columbus, ... More >>

Aiming to Please - Mike

This one is for those of you with a Y-chromosome. I have mixed feelings on this. In Shenzhen, you can be fined if you go misfire while using a public urinal. It’s not an ungodly amount, only ¥100RMB (~$16). Here’s where we first found out abo... More >>

Spanish Bulls FC Update - Mike

The BRIC Language Systems sponsored soccer team, Spanish Bulls, has finished play for this season. At the culmination of the regular season play, the Bulls FC had a 4-3-2 (win-loss-draw) record. The Bulls were unfortunately just short of post-seas... More >>

Reasons why I love Being An Expat - Mike

Where do I begin? I love being an expatriate (expat) in Shanghai for so many reasons. First off, it’s a city where you can find almost any kind of cuisine. For someone like me, this is a huge advantage, because I’m a ‘fattie’ and enjoy a m... More >>

5 Reasons to Learn Chinese - Mike

Mandarin Chinese is considered to be a language that is impossible to learn to non-native speakers… and well that’s a misconception. True, that it is difficult when compared to other languages that are more similar with English but it’s not ... More >>

Cook In Shanghai Event - Mike

Recently, BRIC was a part of something really cool! A couple Saturdays ago, the 20th of July to be exact, we sponsored two gifts for the winners of a friendly cooking competition. Azzurra, an Italian restaurant in downtown Shanghai was the venue f... More >>

BRIC Language Systems Announces the Winner of the 2013 Ryan McMunn International Business Scholarship - Ryan McMunn

BRIC Language Systems is proud to announce Chaoliang Chen as the 2013 recipient of the Ryan McMunn International Business Scholarship at the University of Colorado - Boulder.  Chaoliang is originally from Hangzhou, China and has won the award for th... More >>

Book Two of BRIC Mandarin Course & BBQ - Mike

What a perfect day that was for taking photos!  To celebrate summer as well as the near-completion of Book 2 for our BRIC Mandarin course, our office in Shanghai had a photo shoot/BBQ party last Saturday! Kassey, our VP of China Operations, slave... More >>

BRIC Announces Sponsorship of Spanish Bulls Soccer Team - Mike

BRIC is proud to announce sponsorship of the “Spanish Bulls” team in the all new 2013 Shanghai Corporate Soccer League! Teams from all over Shanghai participate including companies the like IBM, Toshiba, Pepsi, ctrip.com, HSBC, and Shanghai Me... More >>