My first little essay on italki This is my first essay on italki, and honestly speaking. I don't know what to write about. Maybe I should make some introduction about me and English learning? Just like most Chinese, I took English as a compulsory course since middle school, and continuously learned it for many years. For those years, I just found English necessary for my diploma but didn't get any fun through it. Also like most Chinese, I learned too much grammar, reading and listening, but seldom open up my mouth or do writing. Things have changed when I began to work, and met some situations that I must speak English in real world. That forced me to improve my English speaking skill, and by which I found the essence of learning a language is communication, and it's really interesting. That's why I re-start my English learning long after my graduation. I hope I can improve my speaking and writing on italki, and I would like to make friends here.