[Question] "be going to do" "be supposed to do"? Frequently I hear people using "be suppose to do smt". I understand what they are meaning and sometimes I also use. But I'm not sure about the difference between "be going to do" and "be suppose to do" . For instance, when I say "I am going to call him" and "I am suppose to call him", is that same meaning? Or, is the nuance differ from each other?

got a job offer :) I was doing job hunting for a couple of month, and yesterday finally I've got a job offer from consulting company! I am going to start working at the company from next April, after finishing graduate school. I'm looking forward to being a part of the company but feel little bit nervous. Anyway, I'm really glad to be able to get a job offer.

I got a chance to visit Hungary I got an opportunity to go to Hungary for a short study tour. It is only for 10 days though, I'm really looking forward to visiting there. Surprisingly the flight ticket and hotel expenses are paid by the host institute! So I can go to Hungary for free :) I am supposed to visit a regional environmental institute in Budapest and take some lectures on climate change and regional environmental policy. :-)

First note! Hi everyone! I'm Ryo, from Japan. I just started using this website for learning English and making friends who are studying foreign languages! I know that my english expression may be incorrect and vocabulary is poor, and also sometime make a mistake in grammar. So if you find my mistakes or better expression, please tell me! First of all, I'd like to introduce myself, especially about what I have interested in. I'm a graduate student majoring in environmental studies. Now I'm working with my master thesis. The topic of my thesis is a regional governance of transboundary water resources in international rivers. So in short, I am researching rivers. It may sound funny or ridiculous to research rivers in a graduate school, but I believe that proper management of rivers and water resources are quite important for most of us. Some of you may know that the origin of the word "rival" comes from "river". People were fighting over water resources in a history. Some says that people will start wars for seeking water, not for oil nor food, because people cannot live without water. Of course this might be an exaggerated example, but small political/economic conflicts are actually happening in the world. So that's why I had an interest in rivers and its management. :)