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Hello you guys!
Right now I'm listening to music in order to develop my listening skills. There's a song I really like listening to because of its lyrics and also because it is quite easy to understand. The song is "Hello" by Lionel Richie. In fact this is the only song I've ever listened to by him, maybe you could recommend another one for me or some more artist. 

What kind of music do you like? I have the idea that if we want to learn foreign languages we need to or should listen to music performed by native speakers, but not just listen to it, we have to try to understand what we are listening to.

I really like to listen to music sung by native English speakers, but sometimes I just can't understand what they're saying! That happens to me when I listen to hip-hop artists, especially Lil Wayne. I'm conscious that he's often offensive and rude in his lyrics. I'm not proud of it, but the thing is that I want to understand what he's saying! It's like a challenge for me.

Reggae music is another genre I like too. The great Bob Marley is my favorite, but I've also listened to a little of Gregory Isaacs and his song "Sunday Morning". 

Well, that's all for today. Hope you like it and feel free to correct the mistakes you find.
Best Regards.

Happy Mother's Day

Today is Mother's Day.-I just called my mom and expressed my gratitude, but I think most of Chinese people are not good at expressing emotions. In particular, about love.-We don't often say "I love you" or "I miss you" like foreigners.-I think it's hard for Chinese to say out loud"我爱你"(I love you) even if it's just to their parents.-Well,I remember one thing that my roommate told me yesterday. She called her mother on her birthday and said:, "Mom, I love you."    For a moment her mother was scared to hang up the phone, then called back.:D It's a true thing.-I am not kidding.-Therefore,-this is Chinese.-We all don't know how to express “love” for each other by using language.-This is Chinese mothers and wives,-they always do many chores for their own family but silently.-Today,-I was going to tell my mother I love her but I didn't .-Hmm...I just told her "take care of herself" instead of-"I love you".-I don't how to express my complex moods, but God knows that I love her.-I will always be love her.-Happy Mother's Day. :D

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First notebook entry: Introducing myself

Hi everybody,

I´m from Valencia, Spain and I'm 39 years old.

I lived in England six years ago, while there I lived in London and in Reading for a year.

I don't need English for my work, but I want to continue learning English because I haven't spoken it in the last couple of years so it's a bit rusty.

I'm used to teaching Spanish to other people because I have taught many exchange classes in England and in Spain.

I have recently begun to speak with people on Skype and it is very funny. I think that the best way to learn English is face-to-face, but sometimes it is impossible. In this case Skype is a good way because you can see the other person and the quality of the audio is pretty good.

See you soon,

Manolo