How to Improve My Conversational Skills? It's ok to make me write something in English while it seems quite hard for me to talk with someone in it. Maybe there are three obstacles in front of me. They are my Chinese thinking style, lack of practice and my fear of doing so. For example, while I want to say a word, I will convert Chinese to English, and maybe in this process I will even make some mistakes as called Chianglish. I often react slowly and incorrectly due to lack of practising speaking English. I think it must be the most serious problem which should be solved at once. Then I come here to find someone talking with me. Anyone want to talk with me? Practice makes perfect. And I think I should spend more leisure time talking with others in English.

The Equation of Tme In order to overcome the fear of talking with somebody in English, I found this website two days ago. To my great surprise, I got several language partners and prepared to communicate with them. However, most of them are living in America and Canada. The time here is about twelve hours past the one there. I'm just talking with my dear friend named Doug at half past twelve after having my lessons, but he implied that he was tired though he didn't want to sleep. It occured to me that it was already half past eleven in the evening there and maybe he should go to bed and have a rest. Although I think the equation of time won't be a barrier between the people who want to learn languages together, it's still a tough matter which may reduce the efficiency. Tomorrow is my dear friend, Doug's birthday. I wish him a happy birthday in advance. Give you a big cake, Doug, haha~. Wait,maybe it' the day after tomorrow? I'm terribly confused. What hateful the equation of time is!

First notebook entry: Introducing myself I'm a simple guy who wants to be a charming man. Having a good command of English is quite necessary. Then I come here to get my English improved and make more friends in different countries. I will lay emphasis on practicing my oral English and hope to improve my pronounciation and some style of thinking.