Friendship Q. Do you think that participating in physical activities with a friend crates a better friendship? I think that participating in physical activities with a friend creates a better friendship. When I try to win some game together with a friend strong tie between me and my friend get better and better. Thanks to strong bond, I could talk about the book I read yesterday with my friend. It creates a better friendship.

Advantages of riding a bicycle Psychologically, riding a bicycle relives stress. Physically, leg muscles of mine get stronger and lung capacity can also be increased with a bicycle.

people's comments Q. Do you prefer to read people's comments about the product, if so why? I don't trust companies's marketing of the product because they said strong points of the product. However, I could trust people's comments about the product because they said weak points of the product.

Friends are better than the professionals Q. When deciding a play, do you consider a recommendation from your friends, or do you consider a critic from the professional editor? Why? When deciding a play, I consider a recommendation from my friends than recommedation from the professional editor. Of course, the professional editor has a lot of knowledge about a play, but he don't know my taste. In contrast, my friends and I share many things. They know my taste better than the professional editor, so I trust a recommendation from them.

What I buy in the grocery stores • When I go to grocery stores I most often buy onion and olive oil. Onion is my favorite food. I like sweet taste from the sauted onion. When I need to choose an oil in the grocery stores, I prefer an olive oil because its smell makes food more delicious.

햇반같은 즉석밥을 영어로 뭐라고 하나요? '마트에 가면 꼭 햇반을 산다'라고 영작하고 싶은데 햇반을 미국 사람들은 모를 거 같고 뭐라고 번역해야 될까요? 현지 체류자분들 있으시면 답변 부탁드릴게요

Do you know the meaning of 'a crash course'? I want to know the meaning of 'a crash course'. I read a book and came across the word, which is hard for me to understand. The sentence is this : "So this book includes a crash course in a new science of stress and what psychologists call mindsets." Q. What is the meaning of 'a crash course'? and could you show me some examples of 'a crash course'? To help your understanding I abstract other sentences from the book. The advice in this book isn't based on one shocking study-even though that's what inspired me to rethink stress. The strategies you'll learn are based on hundreds of studies and the insights of dozens of scientists I've spoken with. Skipping the science and getting straight to the advice doesn't work. Knowing what's behind every strategy helps them stick. "So this book includes a crash course in the new science of stress and what psychologists call mindsets".

Travel is important for us I think travel is important for us because it give us happy. While we are traveling, we can eat delicious food and we can hear interesting sound and we can see beautiful architecture. These experiences relive our fatigue and stress.

[2016.04.19]Practice for Toeic Speaking Q. Do you think that e-books will replace the traditional paper books? Why or Why not? A. I think that e-books will cannot replace the traditional paper books because e-books are uncomfortable. I have two reasons. Firstly, e-books make my eyes tired so fast. I cannot read e-books long time. Secondly, many books are not published in e-books. I cannot find the books I want to read because they are published only in paper.