When i met you at the first time i thought you were older than me but i had known when I learned that we were the same age, i was shocked because you're married and hangout hung out with Leona like a friend. So please don't get me wrong. 

(Actually you act like an my old sister though.. Haha)
After that time i didn't know that we could become a close friends like nowadays we are now. 
I think we are getting closer each other.


In korea we can become a friends with people the same age as we and you're the first friend I've made in Australia that is the same age as me which i've met in Australia.
It was very nice to meet you.
And thank you for always being so nice to us.

I will never forget that we were spending the time we spent together.

<em>Text in green are more natural ways of saying the highlighted text.</em>

I started to speak in English 6 months ago. Before then I had thought it would be unnecessary in my life but now I work in Thailand with people from various nations in English. 

Anyway, what I want to say is that sometimes I speak English without feeling and deep thought without thinking to respond immediately, so it could lead to rudeness. When I speak English, I am absorbed in making correct sentences in my head so that I often forget to ask something sensitive more politely and indirectly in a more polite manner.
For example, in the past, I have said to my coworker "you look serious while you are working". Even though it was my first to time meeting her.
Oh... after that it has been hard to talk with her. I just wanted to lessen her concern.
Actually, I don't take that way to ask like that, talk like that when I speak my mother tongue.

Do you guys have a similar experience?

Sometimes I wish my parents granted let me watching dramas (or soap opera?) (you can also say "TV shows") on weekdays. I had fun watching dramas from time to time like Dream high, Gossip girl, My Love from the Star, Pinocchio, and whatnot. My most recently watched drama is Pinocchio, but I didn't follow the story well. I haven't finished watching the drama because I just saw just some scenes from time to time because I was so occupied with my lessons and other studies. I even don't even know how the drama ended. I know the starring roles in Pinocchio are Jongseok lee and Shinhe Park and the story is about things they encounter while they are engaged in their work of journalism. But if you ask me the details, I don't know (better to say "I wouldn't know") how to explain because I often missed episodes re-aired on weekends and sometimes did other things during that time.

I just have just got back from my work and sat down at the computer. I Entered logged into the italki portal and thought that I should write something in Notebook. I'm curious as to how it works and if it helps me to improve my English. Thanks in advance.

My first day

Hi! Today is my first day here. I want to improve my English because I need it for my job.
I want to practice speaking every day the speaking because I am very nervous when I speak and never want to do it.

Welcome to italki, Maria! Good luck.

In Japan, most stations have clean toilets. [It's more common in English to say "bathrooms" or "restrooms" instead of "toilets" to refer to the whole room]

We can use them for free.
Many people use them after they arrive at the station.
So, women form a line after some trains have arrived.
I don't know why but women's toilet are always full.
Also, toilets are an important place for women to fix their make up before they meet their boyfriend or friends.

Toilet architects are aware of our needs, so most women's toilets have a place for washing hands and another place for fix one's appearance.

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I'll be visiting Japan this April so I'm excited to see how great the restrooms are over there!

This is my first day here. I'm yet a little confused, but i hope the things get better

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Welcome to italki! All the best with learning English.