What does "Please choose the countries where you are eligible to work" mean? Hi I'd like to know the meaning of "Please choose the countries where you are eligible to work" in the online job application form. It seems there are two meanings. One is to choose countries where I already have work permission, such as citizenship or working visa. The other is to choose countries where I will be able to work permission if I would get a job contract because I already have other qualifications, such as language and education and no criminal record. I will apply for a global company (everybody knows this company), and this position is in the headquarter in Europe. The number of vacancies for this position is more than ten. Since they consider diversity important,they allow us to write our ethnicity in the checkbox. Moreover, they also ask our willingness of relocation. In general, the question literally means the former, especially when this question is asked by immigration office. But, I don't think this company closes opportunity for non-EU citizens. Thank you.

Any TV shows? I'd like to improve my skill of listening English by watching TV shows which is available now. My curiosity is Sci-Fi which describes technology as well as society. And I am also interested in student life because I'd like to study abroad. Therefore, as far as I watched, -The Ghost in The Shell -The Big Bang Theory are the best ones. I also like -Heroes -Terminator(1-3, Sarah Conar Chronicles) -Aliens(1-4, Prometeus) -Planet of the Ape -Matrix I hope some one will kindly suggest any other TV shows which may improve listening skills and match to my interest? Unfortunately, I am not interested in those kind of movies. -they use too casual language. -actions, such as destroying, car chasing, and gun shooting, are too much ( I prefer story itself) -horror ( I don't like horror, but I like alien series because it is based on science)

Place to visit in Japan (I'm practicing essay for TOEFL exam next week) If a foreign person visit Japan, I would recommend to visit 2 cities. One is Tokyo and the other is Kyoto because of the following reasons. One reason is that Tokyo is the center of Japan. It has urban side as well as traditional side. Therefore you can achieve almost everything about Japan in Tokyo. Furthermore, Tokyo is the most convenient place for tourist because it is close to Narita airport, the largest international airport in Japan, and it has subways which covers almost every touristic places. In addition, pop cultures, such as Anime and new fashion, are available only in Tokyo. The other is that Kyoto still has real traditional atmosphere of Japan because it had been capital of Japan for over one thousand years. There are many historical and famous shrines and temples in Kyoto. Aside from those architecture, city itself also preserves old style apartments and old culture. On the other hand, preserving those historical parts cost too much in other small cities in Japan to create majestic atmosphere like Kyoto. As can be seen from the above arguments, I recommend that foreign people go to both Tokyo and Kyoto when they travel Japan.

practice 2 English training diary 2 I believe that learning new language should start from formal grammar, especially for those who would use the language in the native country. Most of business or universities require formal language skill. Therefore, you can't promote or study further if you study casual language. For example, I need to study formal grammar in order to get a high score in GMAT, which is necessary for MBA schools. In GMAT, they try to examine the skill of correct and effective grammar because even native people sometimes make grammar mistakes and business schools don't accept casual expression. This example shows that formal grammar is necessarily for higher skills and higher salary. Moreover, some people, especially old people, one's boss, and new customers, don't like to be spoken in casual language because it sometimes make people unpleasant. Thus, I prefer to learn formal language skill first. Moreover, I also recommend foreign people to study formal Japanese first for the same reasons. (This is essay training, so I wrote it a little extremely.)

Start diary I'm going to start a diary here until I finish TOEFL exam 10 days later. The primary reason to take the exam is to study abroad to get PhD in the future. I had traveled many countries, and I found Europe is very nice to study because of beautiful city, safety, and people's kindness. Thus, I'd like to study there. Here in Japan, unfortunately, having a doctoral degree is not appreciated so much. They think working experience is much more important. Therefore, if I study further in Japan, I would lose more opportunities of the future. I believe foreign country would evaluate the degree.

Sunday This Sunday I'm going to take the TOEFL test. There are four categories in this test: Writing, Reading, Listening and Speaking. The reason why I take this exam is that I'd like to study abroad in near future. In particular, some university in US and UK require high score of the test. Consequently, I need to study English almost everyday.

Writing Practice (This is TOEFL iBT Writing practice. I'd like to write in formal and academic style.) (Question) Many people visit museums when they travel to new places. Why do you think people visit museums? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion. (My Answer) Many people prefer to visit museums when they travel to new places. I believe that people go there to achieve information. It is because information in museums are enormous and sophisticated. First, there are so many information in museums that we can understand deeply the place. In addition, museums covers lots of fields, like history, technology and nature. As an example, when I traveled Cairo, I went to a national museum. I could learn history of Egypt and traditional customs only in 3 hours and easily broaden my knowledge. To be sure, some people prefer to read guide book in advance to get information because they can save time. However, real exhibition give me far more impression than books or magazines do. Thus, I don't forget those information. As the above examples illustrates, we can achieve lots of information in museum. Second, information in museum is sophisticated because most of museum are approved by government. Accordingly, we can get accurate information and doesn't misunderstand of the new place. For instance, when I traveled India, I tried to learn the origin of the name of the city. I had two guidebooks and both says different opinion. People in the city were not also familiar with it. Finally, I went to the city museum and got right information. Indeed, some people don't rely on accurate information because they like to attain their subjective impression. Nonetheless, I think we should try to attain objective idea first in new place otherwise we might have prejudice of new place. As can be seen in the above examples, museums provide us sophisticated information. In conclusion, we go to museum when we travel unfamiliar place because of quantity and quality of the information. In conclusion,

First notebook entry: Introducing myself I would like to improve English skill and know different culture. When I practice English by myself, I found my speaking English is poor. Especially, discussing something in English, I feel I can't express my idea at all. So I hope you will help speaking English. Also I will help your learning Japanese if you want. I traveled some countries, then I found talking with different people is very nice experience and expand my vision. So I hope we could exchange cultural difference. I like every part of the world, but I especially impressed Middle and Eastern Europe, so I also start learning Russian recently.