It can be difficult to admit that we are wrong, or that we have made an error in our judgement. The older I get however, the more I value constructive criticism and feedback from my more experienced peers and mentors. I feel like I have gotten much better at apologising when I need to and taking feedback onboard, however there are still times when I want to stand up for myself, because I think that is important too. How do you react when you have made a mistake?

I went to a restaurant once and waited nearly 2 hours just to have my order taken. Then it it took another hour for the food to come out and there were elements missing from my plate. The staff must have been having a terrible night that night. What's the worst dining experience that you have ever had?

I find the concept of ghosts to be fascinating because tales of folklore and supernatural beings are heavily embedded in culture. Personally, I'm on the fence; one one hand, I think there is no proof that ghosts do exist, but on the other hand, there is no proof that they do not exist either. Let me know what you think :-P

I'm not 100% (a hundred percent) sure what the oldest place in my hometown is, but I know that there are many old buildings that date back to as far as the 1800s (eighteen hundreds). Many of these buildings are no longer in use, and they are mostly old jails and asylums that have been re-purposed into museums. Having said that, there are many old pubs that also date back to the 1800s which are still in use to this day, and they're some of my favourite places to drink. There are also many ghost stories that go along with these places which gives them a lot of flavour and folklore, which I find interesting; in particular, about a 2 hour drive from my hometown there is an old pioneer village which is made up of hundreds of real, old buildings, so you get to see what pubs, homes, shops, and movie theatres were like in the past, but it's supposed to be terribly haunted. What's the oldest place in your hometown like?

If I could go back in time, I would most definitely pick a different postgraduate degree. I have always wanted to teach English to speakers of other languages, but I regret doing a Master of Secondary Teaching. I was never interested in becoming a high school teacher and I realise now that I could have pursued a number of other postgraduate degrees that I didn't know existed at the time, such as speech pathology. Alternatively, I could have done a bachelor of psychology with a diploma in languages, and then attained TESOL certification on the side. It's so hard to make the right decisions when you're making things up as you go along and you don't fully know what's available to you, or what is best for your future. I certainly don't regret my undergraduate degree in linguistics, but ever since then, it's been two steps forward, three steps backwards for me. Has anyone else experienced this? If you had the chance, would you change what you have studied?

Hi English learners! As a native English speaker, I often take for granted some of the challenging aspects of my language. What would you say are some of the challenging aspects of learning English and how can teachers/tutors help you improve? I'm curious to read your responses :-)

Being a language learner truly highlights some of the unique and distinctive features of our native languages. As a native English speaker, I can really appreciate the variety of sounds that we use to form words and connect our speech. What are some of your favourite features about your native tongue?