I’m going shopping with my sister. I want to buy some clothes and snacks.

🌀 False friend alert Some English words wear a mask — same letters, different meaning. Today's trap:

It's cloudy today. The temperature is just right, so it's perfect.

Today I joined an English conversation group and had a chance to practice speaking with people from different backgrounds. At the beginning, several participants talked about their children's exams and school schedules. Some of them discussed the differences between school systems in different parts of Canada and the United States. Later, I introduced myself and shared that I am originally from China. Even so, the other participants encouraged me and told me that my English was improving through practice. The topic of the lesson was travel. We read a passage about how traveling helps people build connections, learn about different cultures, and gain valuable experiences. Then we took turns answering discussion questions about our travel experiences. During the discussion, we recommended places to visit and talked about travel experiences in Canada, the United States, and China. One interesting travel story involved accidentally boarding the wrong train in Germany and getting off at the next station after another passenger pointed out the mistake.

Today I had an interesting conversation about language, culture, and humor. We talked about old jokes from Spanish-speaking countries and how difficult it can be to explain jokes in another language. I learned that humor often depends on culture, vocabulary, and timing, which makes translation challenging. One joke involved a boy who proudly told his mother that he had scored four goals in a football match. However, the final score was only 2–2 because some of the goals were scored in his own team's net. We also discussed how older generations often tell jokes as stories rather than short punchlines. Later, we tried to explain another joke about a worker who intentionally created a drainage problem so that he could be paid more money to fix it later. Explaining the joke was difficult, and we both agreed that telling jokes in a foreign language is a real challenge because it requires not only vocabulary but also cultural understanding.

My university doesn't have many elevators.

Yesterday, I played bowling after work. I got a higher score than last time. After that, I played billiards for the first time. It was more difficult than I thought, but I want to get better at it.

My favorite flower is rose because it looks beautiful and smells is good. There are roses plant in garden of my house so I sometimes pick them and bring in home

30-day grammar challenge #day17

The Werewolf game is fun. I'm frustrated that I'm so bad at it.