Are love and respect getting out-of-date? When I turn the TV on I can feel my heartbeat getting faster. It's news' time. I know I am likely to see things I don't want to see, but, also, I need to be informed about what is happening all over the world. Sometimes, in my mind, I remember that song from Black Eyed Peas that sings... "What is wrong with the world mama?". What I see lacks purpose. People killing each other for no reason (And actually there will never be a reason), and even when they think they have a reason, It's certainly banal. When it's not about killing, there is always someone trying to take advantage on others, mostly, over the less fortunate. News shows what people want to forget. People are hungry while we waste most of what you produce. Our children are orphans, and no one cares about it. Actually they are not fatherless, they are sons and daughters of meaningless war. The powerful we put in charge, are too much worried about keeping their position to do anything. But it is certainly not only their fault. We ourselves are too busy running as a marathoner to our own concerns, and we don't have time do anything worthy. There is a say in the Bible that reads "And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold" (I don't want to get into any religion subject. Just quoting), and I truly believe that this is the case. People all over to world are too busy with their own pursuits that they just don't have time anything other than their small-lacking-purpose world. I think the problem is that we are allowing our very basic social skills to fade way. We don't have patience, or kindness, or respect anymore. And that is leading us away from each other. I was watching the news these days and there was this report about how we are becoming more incomprehensible. We just don't want to listen or accept that others may have a different understanding of the world. We are so drowned in our technological devices of loneliness that it is almost like we were living a virtual life. Now, of course, there is still hope. We need to stop and think about our mistakes. Everyone of us need to take the responsibility and take even the smallest steps to change this world that we live in. We need to stop blaming other for our own failures, but also be patient with the ones that still can't do it. The hate in our heart need to be fumigated with an extra dose of love. The change you want to the world starts with you (Not sure where I read it but probably I did read it somewhere.).

How to improve my informal English listening? Hi everyone. One thing that a do very often to practice my listening is to listen to American Radio Stations on a Radio App on my cellphone. The problem is that those radios are mostly news and documentary radios, so they use mostly a formal English. I'd like you guys to suggest any place where I can expose my ears to a very informal english, like a community radio, for example. I also would like to get acquainted to slang and expressions people use on an informal conversation with their friends and family. I appreciate any advice. Thanks in advance.

What I do to learn English So, I would like to write a little bit about what I do to learn English and I ask anyone to correct my mistakes. My English journey started when I was in college and had an internship interview for a big technology company. One of the many steps of the interview was an English written test. To make a long story short, I did really bad on that test. After that I got myself really embarrassed about my performance and It led me to thought that I really needed to work on my English. I started to learn by myself and took many different approaches to get me on the road (Not sure if I can say this "Get me on the road"). I subscribed to some youtube channels. I started to listen to American radio stations like Fox News and WNYC on TuneIn app. Also, I started to read books written in English as well as watching movies in english and with english subtitle. Those things really helped me on my English learning journey and now I'm able to read, listen and understand very well. Just for you to see how good I got, I listen to podcasts like "You are not so smart", "Selected Shorts" and "TED talks" and I'm able to understand deeply what they are talking about. Now, of course, I need to practice my grammar skills and also my speaking (I'm taking classes here on iTalki for that matter) but I truly believe this is just a matter of time. One thing that has motivated me a lot recently is that I've been using my English at work quite a bit these days cause there is always someone from US doing some kind of work here and I'm usually involved somehow. Event though my English is a work in progress I'm able to talk and make myself clear, so It makes me feel like It is easy and I can do it. Thanks you in advance for correcting my essay.

The gift of enjoying what I do I dare to say, with some degree of certainty, that not everyone has the pleasure to work with something they really like. Indeed, few people have such enjoyment. When It comes to myself, I can tell you that I have been blessed with such delightful gift. About eight years ago I was graduating in Systems Analysis and entering the world of IT. Since when I was a child I couldn't see myself doing anything other than that. Before I even think about entering college (Not so easy to do so at that time), I have worked in many different places. Some of the gigs I have taken are: waiter, cupbearer, telemarketing attendant and hodman. A year and a half before I graduate I was able to get an internship in an IT department of a big international technology company, and that, my friend, was the red carpet to my career path. After that experience I have went through a few others that greatly added to my professional skills. Today I've been working on an international insurance company, also in the IT department, and I have been performed a process-coordinator position.

How is public transportation in your city like? In Rio we have a deficit in public transportation but authorities have been working to get it better every day. Tell me a little bit about public transportation in your city.

What are you doing right now? I tried to watch a movie in the movie theater but it had no session for the movie I wanted so I came home opened a bottle of wine and watched Netflix. 

What kind of coffee do you like? What kind of coffe do you usually find in your country and do you like any?

What I a do on a Saturday night I'm just now getting ready to go to the mall and I'm also planning to watch a movie in the cinema. Me and my wife want to watch Captain Marvel before we watch the Avengers. When I'm not in the mall you may find me hanging out with some friens or even at my sofa watching series in Netflix. I also like to read, mostly non-fiction subjects, but to practice my english I also read fiction books. So you may also find me behind a stack of good books.