Looking for someone Hi guys... is there anyone who is interested in having written chats? I'm looking for someone (English native speaker) to have chats, English and Italian as well, but I would like to write. I have some partners who I talk with, but I would like to have some written chats because I think this is really useful. I can see how to write words, to read the form of a sentence written by a native speaker and the comprehension is easier. If it works well for you too, let me know... :)

TRAVELS Summer for me means travels! Unfortunately my work doesn't let me travel during this season. I have a lot of work and everyday a new deadline... it's impossible to have a vacation. Each one of my language partners has come to Italy, so they have an idea about my country. I have never visited their countries and I would like to know where they live. So I have to put right this situation! I think I might spend my following months to plan my next trip. I can choose between very different places as South Africa, Canada, New Jersey, New York or United Kingdom. It doesn't matter where... every place is wonderful when we are travelling!

Facebook... the right way to use it! I have always had some doubts about using Facebook or social network in general. We can share a lot of things, but sometimes I have had impression that we forgot to share our life with real people near us. During the last months, utilizing Facebook for my language groups I think I have discovered the right way to use it. Social networks are really useful in these situations because I can study a language, I can meet friends really far from me and help them with my native language. I'm really satisfied of what I daily obtain from these groups and I'm glad to have started this adventure. I found wonderful people and some of them are now my friends and even if using Facebook as means, I believe we can have a real friendship.

My goal I haven't written a note for a long time... I have to put right! I started to study English only for me, without a real goal or better, without a real necessity. I had the lucky to meet friend who introduced me in an English group on facebook and here I discovered a funny way to learn English or to practise this language. Every day I can share a little piece of my life and I receive the same from other members. Several cultures, several ways to face life, many minds which give a things' view completely different and people who I always feel more close, in spite of the distance. For these reasons, now I have a real goal. I want to improve my knowledge of this language because I need and I want to share always more and I want to enjoy my chat and my time as more as possible. I have to study, but I have a question: what is the better way for improving? I read grammar books, but I feel to be always at the same point... maybe I don't really study because my English seems always the same. A person said me that we can read grammar, but the only way to improve our skills is to practise. If this is right, so I have to do more chats. ok... I go, I have to search new friends for this!!!

It's true... we can't know what will happen tomorrow! Since first of the year, different things are changing. Some old friend is coming back in my life and some other one is less present. During the last weeks I saw discussions and I listened reasons and explanations and now I can certainly say to know in better way these people and maybe, to have two new friends. Another topic is my life, the last year I guessed that my life was going in a direction and I'm sure that this direction is changed. I hope this is the right direction for a good change...

A new question in my head... As many people, I had to tackle many situations in my life, some hard enough. I always found a solution. For everything, I always had clear ideas, and it was easy to take a decision. So many times my friends asked to me some advice for their problems or only for their doubts. Now I have to tackle a situation more easier than previous, but I am locked. I have many doubts, I'm not sure about the right choice and continue to ask to myself if our past can give us new fears or uncertainties. Maybe it is only because I'm changed or maybe I'm only growing old and need to think more about my choices. I wanted to do a general topic, but perhaps it isn't an understandable topic!?!?

Pleasantly surprised... I don't know exactly why but this year I decided to study English. Maybe because I must have a goal into my life... last year I attended a photography course and this year I have English classes. It is only for my pleasure, there aren't other reasons or needs. Everybody tells me that to learn a new language it is better speaking so I searched for a web site to language exchange and I found Italki. I thought my English level can be a problem and only few people want to learn Italian. I was wrong!! I found many people interested learning Italian, all people very available to arrange own commitments to have time for speaking together. Unfortunately still with many mistakes, but it's wonderful to be able to speak with people who live in the other part of the world. People that haven't problems to invite you at their home or that tell you good morning with virtual flowers and cups of coffee. What else can I wish?

My best friend There are two kinds of best friends in my life. The first is a traditional best friend. She is a pleasant person and we know each other by 24 years. But I don't want to tell about her. The second kind of best friend is into my life by only 3 years but she is really important for me. She is sweet, funny, she is always available and happy to spend time together... She is able to bring me back child playing together and I'm happy with her. She is crazy but she also understands me in each moment. She is not a person, she is my dog, Maya. I really wanted her and even if the first year was very hard when she was a puppy, now she is fantastic. I did the right choice!!!

Writing or Speaking? My question is: Is it better writing or speaking English to learn language? I am sure that is better speaking a language to learn it, but I am a beginner and so, what about can we speak? I know few words and the conversation is limited. At the moment I write in English with some persons and I made two or three calls on skype. If I write I can read that my partner language says me and I have one moment to think that is better way to write. When I speak with a partner, it is more difficult because I must understand what he/she tells me and I can't help me with a dictionary. I'm afraid that conversation stops because I'm stopped. Maybe it is better speaking when you know a language enough and at the first time to write, isn't it?