WRITING EXERCISE I'm doing this exercise because next week I will do a test to verify my english seeing that I would like to join erasmus project. This picture shows the place where I was born 23 years ago, Sicilia, a wonderful island that looks so amazing from the space. I really don't understand if those white things are snow on the mounts or clouds, but I think first ones, also because if I am not wrong this picture was taken in winter. Winters usually aren't cold in Sicilia but last year was in this way so it could be. Anyway the picture was taken by Samantha Cristoforetti, a great woman that made really glad all italian people for her travel in the space. I've decided writing something about Sicilia because I'm far from it in this moment and I really miss it! I would like to come back soon and probably I will do on March; Until that moment I need to enjoy my life in other cities, like Trento and Milan, that can never be perfect substitutes of Palermo, my hometown. I hope that someone could check my writing. I need to pass the exam; it's B2, I can get it, but I'm a little bit afraid for writing exercise! Thanks, byee

When "that" is necessary? I think that (right "that") my question is too hard to have an answer that (right?) could be explain perfectly. Anyway, I would know better the use of this word, because, sometimes, I see that it's not used. In italian, we use that with "che" everytime we have to use a declarative sentence. In english is the same? For example "I think I'm a good person" or is better "I think that I'm a good person" Or "I've written that John was out" or I wrote John was out"? or "I read/know that world population is 7 miliard" or I read/know world.."? Is there a rule or it depends from the verb? Thank you!

Au pair! I'm writing my description for beeing Au pair! FOR FAMILY: Hi, I'm Claudio! Nice to meet you! I would begin being an "Au pair", because I think that it's a great experience and opportunity! I'm a good guy, I'm a great worker and i help with homeworks. I could tell my lifestyle in my home and in my city. I'm a queit person, I love talking with others and I'm good to stay with all people of all ages. I love staying and playing with children, I love talking and joking with adults. I'm good (maybe normal :P) for cooking and by the way I love doing it (and eating also :D). It's hard for me explain somethings without questions or a conversation! So if you want to know better me, you can write to me and I'll answer! Bye! WHO I AM: I'm Claudio, I'm from Palermo, in Sicilia, in the South of Italy! I love my city and region because it's sunny, we have the sea, and is rich of monuments. Now I'm 22 and I need to go out and to do new experience, to know new people, cities and cultures. In fact I love travelling for these reason and I think that Au pair is a great opportunity! I'll graduating in March in Economics, before I studied Classical. I would also get better my english. It isn't very good, but I can do a conversation without big problems (and I do it with some friends). WHY AU PAIR: Maybe I said it before :D By the way, I want to be an Au Pair for 3 reasons: 1) Try to challenge myself: I think that it's a great experience, because I could know better also myself. It's a challenge, because it isn't easy to go in another state and someone could have some problems for the different lifestyle but I'm sure to adapt! 2) Great opportunity: I love to travel and I travel a lot in my life (specially from 18 to now). But travelling as au pair is different, you're not only a traveller but you have to be a traveller living in that place! And it's wonderful because I like agreeing other cultures and ways of life! It's also a grat opportunity because I could practice my english! 3) To give something about my self: I think that Au pair is a great experience not only for me but also for family! And for this reason I would to give it a piece of myself, of my culture. For these reasons, but also for others 1000, I would be a Aupair! :) Bye Thank you if someone is so angel to correct it! :)

That's what friends are for... I'm listening this song (1985). Yes, I know that i'm so old, but this is me, a nostalgic, melancholic cancer. I love melancholy, it's a noble feeling. Today my melancholy carries me to listen this song and to think about my friends. When I was young, I thought that love was all, a girlfriend that loves you and that was incredible to be important for a person - maybe a day I'll write something about it. Now it's different; I think the same, I think that love is important, that without a person in your mind and in your hearth it's hard but... but it's the same without your friends. I have a lot of friend, but i have to explain it better: I have a lot of people that I know, i have many people with whom it's good talking, I have a bit of friends with whom I go out and I spent my day and my night. Finally, I have 3/4 friends that are all for me is a friend. It's impossible to me explain what are friends, but I know the reason for that we are friends. Because with them I could talk about all, love, problems, funny things, political, sport, song, passion, religion, film. Every conversation is the best, we don't need of disco, club, music, dance or others, we know that the best is also a table and some beers, or a good wine. Maybe am I so old? Probably...But I prefer it, because talking is the best for me and I love to do it with them. Now i want to close my write with a quote. He is "Seneca" a latin author that i have studied when I was in Gymnasium "Nullius boni sine socio iucunda possessio est." Il possesso di nessuna cosa è gioioso senza amici con cui condividerlo. The possession of anything is joyful without friends to share it with . Goodbye! I'm going to take my friend who is arriving at the train station! :)

Let it snow, let it snow! I'm listening "Let it snow" and, until today, I thought that was only a fantasy that in my city falled the snow! Yes, because I live in Palermo, Sicilia, in Italy but near to Afric. In summer we have 30/40° and our winter aren't winter but "cold summer". Not this year. This year we have cold, real cold! We have 0/1° and it's incredible. It's incredible for us to see the snow! Maybe many people of Palermo have never seen snow and a lot of children see the windows and their eyes shine because it's an incredible show. So I know that it seems a stupid thing, I know that most of Italki users see the snow like rain, sun and wind, but today, for us, is different. Is like a sweet dream, we don't have snow since 1997, I was only 5 and i don't remember. Today is different, i saw snow other times in other places but the snow in Palermo is a magic thing. And I think that all Palermo this night go to the bed and hope that tomorrow could enjoy the last day of the year with the white streets.

All you need is..Travel! I decided to start from here. Travel is all I want, all I need. Why do you travel? If I do this question, someone give me common answer. The reasons usually are that "with travel I have relax" or "because I love see wonderful place". Yes, of course, me too travel for these reason! But it doesn't finish here for me! I travel because I feel closer to myself. When I travel, I can have million people around me or I can be alone, but it isn't important because first of all I'm with myself, as never i'm, I can look inside myself and so i can find all i search. I travel because I love to know new place, to see new people, new cultures. I travel but I'm not a traveller: I would live like a local, I would get in the mind of city in which I'm. It's hard, I know but I try it! I love meet new persons and talk with them to know their story, their lifestyle, their passions. Maybe you think that i'm too curious. it probably is, and i apologize! :D I love travel with plane, but more with train, bus, car, with those transport that allow me to enjoy the travel. And I love walking and walking and walking to see a wonderful landscape but also walking and walking and walking and don't find anything of interesting: because a travel isn't only that you find at the end but also that you feel while you do it. This is my first article, I wrote without thinking because I would give something about me. This is my presentation! Byeee :)