Introduction My name is Irina, an international student from the south of China. It is terribly hot in summer and cold in winter. Before I came to Canada, my past education experience and life are like most of Chinese children. We are encouraged to focus on study and study hard. Follow the traditional rule in China or challenge something new? It is hard for me to make a decision because I am often torn for a lot of things. As I said, I am often in a dilemma, which makes me confused but help me make a better choice and think more objectively. I like travel and collecting postcards from different countries because I am really open to try new stuff and I enjoy experiencing totally different culture and communicating with different people. It provides me with opportunities to know a lot interesting story and broaden my mind. And I like fluffy animals such as dog, cat and bear. I am good at math, biology and chemistry although I do not really like them very much. I won the first prize of the chemistry competition in high school. However, I am learning Finance in a college, which seems no direct connection with the subject I am good at.

What are natural and correct words to express these situations? When I was taking a class, I didn't pay attention to the teacher's speaking. There are two situations when I didn't pay a attention to others' talking 1. My mind was blank and I didn't think about anything. 2.I was thinking about other thing. For example, when the teacher was talking about business, I was thinking what dishes I gonna to eat. How do you say these mental status in daily life? I wanna know how to express it naturally, thanks! :)

Happy Day I today find that this website is very useful for me. I can learn how to write or speak in a natural way. Maybe my poor English speaking can be improved. I want to surf the Internet constantly but my biological clock do not allow me to do that. I need adequate time to rest.

Diary I will go to the college in Canada in next september. I am worried about my future. I can receive a better university education in China but I choose to receive a college education to get a diploma.If I graduate from university in China, I can have a decent job. However, I really do not know after I graduate from a college whether I can get a job. I also know that I may face prejudice and even racial discrimination.Anyway, I need to be accountable for my life.The future plan: graduate from the collge, become a pharmacist and then the recieve refresher education.

terrible score Today, I get the score of IELTS test, speaking:5.5, reading:7, listening:6,writing:6 and overall 6. This means that I need to take the test again.It will be the fourth time I take the test.I'm very worried about my speaking skill because I konw how important the speaking skill is to the future study and even career . I still do not find effective ways to practise it. I need your help and advice. Thank you ! :)