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My first notebook Hello! I am Takayo, from Osaka, Japan. I've just started using italki today in order to improve my English, especially speaking skill so this is my first time to use notebook. I'm going to update as much as possible by writing diary. I'll write about myself this time. I'm a physiotherapist at a hospital and also pre-natal and post-natal yoga teacher. I've been to Melbourne, Australia for 1.5 years to learn general, academic, and medical English. I had great time there with my friends and host family. What I enjoyed most is walking or running along the beach! Actually, everything I did was fun :) I love the life in Melbourne. Thank you for reading my writing! See you soon :) Takayo

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My first notebook

Hello! I am Takayo, from Osaka, Japan.
I've just started using italki today in order to improve my English, especially particularly* my speaking skills, so this is my first time to useing** notebook. I'm going to update as much*** as possible by writing diary.
I'll write about myself this time. I'm a physiotherapist at a hospital and also a pre-natal and post-natal yoga teacher. I've been to I spent a year and a half in Melbourne, Australia for 1.5 years to learn general, academic, and medical English. I had great time there with my friends and host family. What I enjoyed most is walking or running along the beach! Actually, everything I did was fun :) I love the life in Melbourne.

Thank you for reading my writing!
See you soon :)

Takayo

タカヨさん、こんにちは。Welcome to italki!!! あなたののーとはいいですよ。

Here are some specific notes:

* "Particularly" is a really good word, and it sounds better than "especially" here. UNFORTUNATELY it's very difficult for 日本人 to pronounce! If you can master "particularly" you are a star!

** "To use" or "using" - Infinitives and Gerunds. Rather complicated, I'm sorry. Infinitives are the "to ___" for of a verb. Gerunds (and Present Participle) is the "___~ing" form. 

Infinitive: "I want to use my notebook." 

Present Participle: "I am using my notebook" ("using" is basically a present tense verb here)

Gerund: "I like using my notebook" and "This is my first time using the notebook" ("using" is treated as a noun and not a verb)

*** "as much as possible" - Do you mean "as often as possible"?

Good writing, and 仕事は凄い！PTとヨーガ! がんばりましょう。

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Hello! I am Takayo, from Osaka, Japan.

I've just started using italki today in order to improve my English, and especially my speaking skills so this is my first time to use using notebook. I'm going to update as much as possible by writing in my diary.
I'll write about myself this time. I'm a physiotherapist at a hospital and also a pre-natal and post-natal yoga teacher. I've been to Melbourne, Australia for 1.5 years to learn (I think 'study' is a better word) general, academic, and medical English.* I had a great time there with my friends and my/the host family. What I enjoyed most is walking or running along the beach! Actually, everything I did was fun :) I love the life in Melbourne.

Thank you for reading my writing!
See you soon :)

Takayo

*something doesn't feel right about this sentence in my opinion but it makes perfect sense. I think a better way to say it is 'I've spent 1.5 years in Melbourne, Australia to study general, academic, and medical English.

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