diary: day 1, about learning English July 31, 2015, To my future self, I hope this entry doesn't appear to be as odd as it might be. In fact, this is the very first English diary that I have ever written. I know I will make tons of wording and grammar mistakes, but that's the how I improve and the whole point of keeping this. This diary is meant to document my sometimes funny, naive, but sometimes serious thoughts and stories. and today's topic is my English learning strategies. Not long ago, I read somewhere that learning a new language requires inputs and outputs. As for inputs, I decide to read more casual reads, like novels and etc..This way I can grow my vocabulary, and in time, hopefully as large as most native speakers have. When it comes to outputs, I'd like to speak and write more, and make myself familiar with more words and sentence patterns. This is key to using a language especially when speaking, because we usually don't have much time to think, searching for the "right" word and organizing sentences. What comes out of our mouths is the things right off the top of our heads. My main goal here is to make the language I have learned become my own. This is not going to be easy, but I have embarked on the journey and will keep up. R