My experience using Italki Since 2014, I've been using the Italki platform to learn English. I already have noticed a significant improvement in my English abilities, especially in my writing skills. I'm fully aware that I still have a long way to go in order to achieve a level of language that I would consider very close to proficient, but even with my high level of self-criticism, I know I'm doing my best. Italki has already been the scene of the weirdest conversations I've already had in my entire life. There are many crazy people in this world and, unfortunately, I've met some of them on this platform. That's why I thank the website designers for the block button. On the bright side, this platform has also provided me some good and special friends who I'm sure that even living in other countries we can always chat as if we were in a face-to-face conversation. Unfortunately, we're not speaking with the same frequency as we used to because our lives are getting busier and the different time zones sometimes often get in the way. Now I'm focused on finding a language partner who could speak mostly in English with me and could help me with vocabulary and accent. Of course, I don't mind teaching my language but for five years I've been speaking much more Portuguese than I wanted. I hope the time zone doesn't become a problem again.