Good Morning A couple of week ago, one of my friends help any his friend(including me) to find a part-time job. I had been thinking about getting a part-time job because I really need the money to make my living so I asked him for the job. He accepted my offer to get the job even though I will leave there in 3 month because of going to the UK. Then, now I work in a curry restaurant. I enjoy curry for free after I finish working. Such provided free meal in a workplace is called "makanai"（まかない）in Japanese. The cafe which I used to work didn't provide me with any makanai(They made a discount when I bought the food there though) but currently I can earn the money and enjoy free meal at the same time. Haha.

Study There is only 11 days left until test of IELTS. These days, I had class for IELTS and it began from 9:00 and ended by 17:00. Apparently, it was very hard but actually not. The teacher in this class is very nice and helpful. He sometimes joked and the atmosphere in the class was quite good. By taking this class, however, I've really found that I have to work harder and harder. For me(also maybe a number of Japanese people who take IELTS? haha), the most difficult part of IELTS is writing section. When we write sentences in other language, firstly we tend to think in mother tongue then translate the latter into the former in our brain. I wish I could come up with words in English not Japanese when I approach writing. Good night.

New Face Hello everybody! I'm Soichi. I'm a third year student in the university. I will go to English speaking country and have to take IELTS test. This test is for people who want to study abroad. I have to study English more to heighten the score. Then one of my British friends told me this useful website. I hope I can enhance my English skill. Furthermore, I hope I can help people who want to learn Japanese. Nice to meet you!