I am living and working in Nanjing, and would like to take this course to learn Chinese so that I may converse with my students, peers and the Chinese people. In addition, I would like to apply to another Master's degree program in China in several years, and so I would like to learn Chinese so that I may attend classes taught in Chinese as well as become familiar with Chinese universities. Finally, I am interested in becoming a diplomat, and demonstrating proficiency in Chinese adds to the strength of my candidacy to achieve that goal. So in sum, I would like to study Chinese in order to make living here more comfortable, to attend a Chinese university in the future, and to help with future career goals.