My favourite season My favourite season is spring, because after a rainy and windy autumn and a grey and freezing winter later, when spring comes, everything wakes up and blossoms. That’s really inspiring and empowers me for outdoor activities like jogging. Some people say there’s no bad weather, but weak characters. Anyway, I find it difficult to go out running, when it’s dark and piercingly windy – then I have to make do with a treadmill, which is only a mediocre substitute. So when the first rays of sunshine warm the air, I’m ready for a fresh dose of endorphin.

First notebook entry: Introducing myself Hi all! I'm Piotrek from Poland. I registered on italki.com few weeks ago, but haven't got much time to write my first notebook entry, but finally I mustered all my forces and here it is :) I have been learning English for so a long time that I think I should be at proficiency level now. Unfortunately I am not... Well I can communicate in the language quite fluently and arguably I would survive in an English speaking country, but I still don't feel confidence to express my thoughts freely in English. I think the problem is that I have been learning English only at school courses and have been missing the main point in learning a foreign language, namely communication with other. So now I have registered on few language swap sites with hope to improve my active skills by talking and writing with real people. In return I can help with Polish language. Although I have a little experience in teaching Polish, I am not a professional tutor. However, I am eager to give it a shot!