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China may be the best place to get started in a sport like mountain biking. The Chinese are well-known for being much more group-oriented than Westerners. This can be quite annoying on camping trips, in tourist groups, and many other situations. However, when you are a novice learning an exceptionally dangerous sport, its very comforting that the experts at the front of the pack frequently stop to make sure that the group stays together. From experience in America, you rarely find such an atmosphere of commaraderie between beginners and experts in any sport (or most other activities for that matter).

So add joining a local mountain biking club to the list of activities for a successful language learning routine. You'll get to explore the region around your new home, get in shape, make new friends and speak plenty of your new language.

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