Learning a language Although we Chinese have to learn English as a mandatory course since we are in elementary schools, which only allows us to read and listen relatively well. Writing and especially speaking are big problems for us, maybe because we don't have many opportunities to speak English in real life. So sometimes we make fun of ourselves that we only learned "mute" English. That is a case for a typic Chinese like me. I have been in America for nearly half a year, everything does seem to go well, I can see myself making progress. However, learning a language is like a long journey, I clearly know that I haven't reached an ideal condition when I saw native speakers' writings. It's just like, when I read foreigners' writing in Chinese, I can understand what they want to convey, but it just looks like a piece of work that written by a Chinese elementary school student. So, I assume that when native speakers read my writings, they have the same feelings. Nevertheless, I am not meant to tell a sad story, I am proud of my progress and really grateful to a lot of people's kind help. Finally, I believe I​ can speak and write in a very natural way (or a natural manner?)!