University Life in Canada It is almost 2 weeks since i moved from Japan to Canada. I attended some orientations and classes started yesterday. I got some friends who are fluent in English, but I am not fluent in English and this is the problem. They are very friendly so they talk to me a lot, but I can't respond to them right away. I understand 70 or 80 % of what they are talking. I'm so sad because I want to talk with them as if I talk with my Japanese friends. I am pretty active when I'm with my Japanese friends, but I'm not when with my friends here. I'm so shy... Maybe I'm afraid of making mistakes. How can i improve this? Just try to speak up more... I feel bad for my friends. If I speak English like native speakers, I might have more fun chatting with them. ...Thank you for correcting my notebook. If possible, please chat with me in English. I want to practice speaking or chatting with my friends. I can teach you Japanese and some basic French.