First notebook entry: Introducing myself Hello, My name is Xin Zhao, and you can call me Shane. I hope to improve my english language proficiency here as I am going to America to begin my PhD study based on animal behavior research. A better language warm-up will help me adapt to the life there more quickly. ITALKI provides us a platform to know people from all around the world. Thus, I hope I can improve english in a way of making more friends here and talking with them about each life and culture. As I mentioned in my brief introduction, I also would like to help you practice chinese and learn more about my country.