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Hello, I'm Dan from the United States. I'm using italki to learn languages, such as Italian and Chinese. Looking forward to learning here.
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Francesca Andreatta
Italian
Jul 14, 2021
È stato un piacere conoscerti, Dan. Hai fatto un’ottima conversazione e mi hai parlato un po’ di te, dei tuoi interessi, dei tuoi hobby e dei tuoi progetti con l’italiano. Ottimo lavoro!
Gabriella C.
Italian
May 26, 2021
Bellissima conversazione, sono contenta di poter condividere le tradizioni del Molise con te!!
Chiara - Sos Italian
Italian
Apr 5, 2020
Un ottimo impegno nella conversazione di oggi. Continueremo a parlare per migliorare la fiducia nelle tue capacitá comunicative.A presto :)
Chiara - Sos Italian
Italian
Apr 2, 2020
Bravo, ti sei impegnato molto in questa prima conversazione su argomenti familiari. A presto :)
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    マズンテ (メキシコ) 5月に、僕はメキシコに行きました。一人で行って、一週間滞在しました。メキシコが大好きです。メキシコの食べ物が一番好きです。 ビーチが大好きですから、太平洋の近くで小さい町に行きました。「マズンテ」というものです。きれいな村です。日の入りを見ました。写真を写しました。 マズンテで、焼き魚を食べました。オレンジや唐辛子の味覚がありました。うまい!
    June 17, 2017
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    仕事を探す 日本に務める、どうですか? 僕は日本に住んでいたい。日本語を勉強したい。日本の文化を心得たい。でも、仕事を探すはむずかしです。アメリカ人ですから、やさくない。 今、僕の仕事は編集者です。大学の教科書をします。スペイン語をはなしますから、スペイン語の教科書手がけます。まずスペイン語の先生はレッソンを書きます。その後、フィードバックをくれります。この仕事が好きです、でも、日本にきたいとおもいます。
    June 16, 2017
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  • Posted
    東京の旅行 僕は11月に友達と日本に行きました。 当初は、ボストンから香港まで飛んできました。 その後、香港から羽田まで飛んだ。 東京のアパートを取る。 世田谷区にあります。 渋谷の近くです。 渋谷には多くの人がいます! 東京地下鉄は非常に効率的です。 ボストンの地下鉄は古いです、それは騒々しいです。地下鉄はあまり時間通りに到着しません。 東京にも、ロバットレストランに行きました。とてもたのしかっただよ!
    June 15, 2017
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    Review of 1st Podcast

    http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/scienceshow/insects-the-next-superfood/8480180
    There is an opinion that nutrient gel and Soylent Green will be very popular types of food in future. People used to fresh meat and vegetables and don't think so at the moment. Australia is one of the largest consumers of meat and the livestock industry is worth over $17 billion that exports worldwide. For every kilo of beef produced, 15,000 litres of water are used, and 300 kilograms of carbon dioxide are sent into the atmosphere. That's why people must think of new types of food. Vegetarianism is one of the decisions but the population needs nutrient rich food to feed everyone. Lab-grown and 3-D printed meat is not a cheap variant. Insects can be such a variant because of their useful composition. People don't need to waste a lot of money to get such food. There is an idea of growing edible mealworms in their very own compost bins. Millions of people across the world already do eat bugs. People don't know that practically all eat everyone eats things produced from insects like red dye which is commonly made of crushed cochineal scale bugs.


    Very interesting review! Thanks for sharing!


    waste - you can say "waste money" in English but I think "spend money" sounds more appropriate in this context. "Waste money" is like when you spend money on something you don't need. 

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    June 14, 2017
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    My next travel trip

    This is an very special year for me because i'll do 30 years old I'm turning 30 years old. In that travel On this trip, I'll go to France, where I'll go to Paris, Annecy, Chamonix and Megève, plus Genève, at Swiss in Switzerland, and Aosta, at in Italy.
    In "haut savoie" i want to eat different foods like Tartiflette and Fondue. I would like that in Chamonix will have there will be snow for so I can do ski.
    I'm so much very excited to do this travel go on this trip with my family. It will be my second time at in France and I would that I can talk with the frenchs French people in French.


    I would that I can - you need a verb after "would". Maybe "I would like". But I think you are trying to say something like "I am excited that I can talk with French people in French"

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    June 14, 2017
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    7月沖縄に行きます! みんなさん、こんにちは! 僕はクルスです。三十歳です。アメリカ人です。ボストンに住んでいます。 来月、友達の誕生日だから、タイに行きます。バンコクに一週間いますよ。その後バンコクから、おきなわにいきます!あそこに四日間います。ビーチが大好きです!沖縄の食べ物を食べたい。 これは2回目日本に行きます。昨年東京、金沢、大阪、広島、福岡にいきました。福岡に日本の友達とすき焼きをたべました。うまい!日本の料理はおいしいですよ!
    June 13, 2017
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    Diary of my life in Canada July 30

    After class, I went to a park to take pictures.
    One of my friends will get married this September, but I can't go the wedding party* because I'm in Canada.
    So I want to send message for to her with my pictures.
    Actually, it was hard to take pictures because I wanted to take pictures with** the CN tower.
    But there are many buildings around there . So finally I gave up.


    *"Wedding party" sounds fine, but it is more natural to only say "wedding". 
    **If you say "take pictures with", it means that you are going to appear in the photo (along with the CN tower, for example). If you want only the CN tower to appear in the photo, you have to say "take pictures of".


    Nowadays*, I have** some problems.
    When I talk to someone, I can't focus on my English.
    I try to do that, but I'm a shy. So I can't stop thinking that about how what they are thinking about me.
    I care their mind about what they think too much, so I became become*** nervous when I talk to someone.
    I can speak if the person is my best friend, but I usually can't do**** that.
    How What should I do? How can I overcome this problem?

    *"Nowadays" sounds old-fashioned to me, but it is not incorrect. Maybe it is more natural to say "Recently". 

    **Since these problems are ongoing, it sounds better to say "I have been having some problems. / I've been having some problems. "

    ***It sounds more natural to say "So I get nervous". In this sentence, get means the same as become, but it sounds more natural. 

    ****You need to use a verb between can't and that. 


    And another problem is my pronunciation.
    Because of this problem, it would be hard to communicate to my classmates.
    Especially, South American people.
    I'm from Japan, so I can communicate to Asian people such as Korean or Taiwanese.
    We learn English together , so it means we are talking with in our second language.
    So If my classmates say "Sorry?", I will be afraid. It means, they couldn't make sense of what I said.
    But it's natural because we're not native and we're learning English right now. It will be happen for to everyone. I just don't have any confidence. I know, if I want to have a confidence, I have to make mistakes when I speak English. The only way that I can do it is talking to people in English!


    Yes! Practice makes perfect! Although there are some small mistakes, I could understand everything that you wrote. You can communicate very well in English! 

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    July 30, 2016
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  • Posted
    Ma prochaine voyage à Paris Salut! Je suis Daniel et je suis americain. Je vais à Paris en novembre pour rendre visite à mes amies. J'aime bien Paris. Quand j'habitais en Espagne, j'y allais souvent. Chaque fois que je vais, j'aime aller au marché qui est dans le 11eme. Je ne sais pas comment il s'appelle. J'achète un poulet roti avec pommes de terre, et de la fromage. C'est délicieux. Je pense que j'irais aussi à Trouville. Je ne le connais pas. Est-ce que vous avez des recommandations de quoi on doit faire là? Qu'est-ce que vous aimez faire à Paris? Moi, j'aime faire des promenades pour les rues, prendre des cafés, et manger.
    September 25, 2015
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    Travel Experience: Solo Backpacking to Gili Trawangan Island

    I have always wanted to travel somewhere but never had have the a courage to do it before, but after I finished my final project and two months internship, I felt feel like I should go somewhere; a little pause in my life. Everything is changing and I just feel like my life is moving way too fast. So, I decided to travel alone to a small island near Lombok called Gili Trawangan. Of course the thought of traveling alone in a very far distance very far from home scared me, but I thought it's now or never. So I gathered my courage and did it.
    My trip to Gili Trawangan wasn't a short trip, not the usual path that everybody takes took, which is by plane to Lombok and then by boat afterwards, but by a series of a train, and a boat and a bus. I guess I chose choose the road less traveled because all of my friends thought think I was I'm insane to do that. Maybe they're right but I already made my decision.
    I went from Pasar Senen, Jakarta to Malang. ThereIn there, I visited several Alun-alun (some kind of public park or a square) and ate eat bakso malang. Too bad I wasn't able to visit Ijen Crater there because I've heard that it's amazing but my next train that will take me to Banyuwangi will arrive in a couple of hours so I went back to the train station. <em>(I understand this sentence, but the future verb tense sounds strange because this event happened in the past. You could say "I only had a few hours in Malang before my train to Banyuwangi left, so I didn't have time to visit the Ijen Crater")</em>
    It took 9 hours from Malang to Banyuwangi by train. I arrived in Banyuwangi around midnight, it was the last train for the day and the station was closing down, so I hurriedly quickly went to Ketapang Port to take a boat to Gilimanuk Port. I met two other backpackers on in the boat, but their destination was is Denpasar, Bali whereas my destination was is much more further than that. But still, it was nice to meet them. After I arrived in Gilimanuk, I took a bus that took will take me to Padang Bai to catch a boat to Lombok. It was a new experience to me and it wasn't a pleasant one, so I slept the whole time I was on in the boat.
    I met another stranger on the boat, not a backpacker backpackers this time, but a business man on his way to Lombok. He offered to take me to Lembar Port, for which I was makes me really grateful, because honestly I was I'm not sure about how to reach Lembar from Bangsal. It was a 1.5 hour hours ride and Lombok is very hot. I knew know something was off with this stranger, but I guess I'm just too trusting. I arrived safely to Lembar Port, and really grateful for his kindness but the saying that nothing comes for free is right and I hope I never see him again.
    At last, I arrived in Gili Trawangan, and I love it. The vibe and the ambience of the whole island is so laid back and peaceful, and yet so vibrant with youth.(to be continued)

     

    <em>Wow! What an adventure! I'm glad things worked out for you. It sounds like you are having a great time. </em>

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    September 25, 2015
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    Today was a really bad day

    On my way to home, a bicycle rider suddenly stopped in front of me and then stared at me from a distance. He looked like a teenager.
    I felt uncomfortable but I didn't want to fight in a foreign country so I ignored him and went away.
    A few blocks later he passed me and got off his bicycle and came up to me.
    I kept eye contact with him. He said some bad words but I didn't understand what he said.
    I did not respond to him as well as I would have liked because I'm not good at English. 
    It made me very angry.

     

    <em>Instead of "bicycle rider", you can say "a guy on a bike" or something like that. "Bicycle rider" makes me think of a professional bicyclist, like Lance Armstrong. </em>

     

    I hope you have better days than this in the future!

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    September 25, 2015
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