Sasha Obama Practices her Mandarin with Chinese President Hu Jintao

Sasha Obama practiced her fledgling Chinese (Mandarin) with the president of China, Hu Jintao, at a state dinner on Wednesday night. I could barely learn French in middle school; it's quite impressive that Sasha, who is only nine, opted to take this language. As noted in a previous blog, Chinese is gaining popularity as the language to teach children in schools, both public and private, across the country (well, maybe not in West Virginia). Maybe seemingly precocious Sasha's choice to learn Chinese will make it even more of a hot commodity.