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I've got a Ph.D. in engineering and work in research and development for a major manufacturer. I'll be moving to Switzerland at the end of March for work. I was born in Nebraska and have lived in Arizona, Oklahoma, Florida, and, for the moment, Texas. I'm fairly early in the process of trying to speak in German, but have built up a decent vocabulary base to start from. It's my understanding that many German speakers aren't exactly enthusiastic about helping English speakers learn (For example, my German friend at work won't even teach his girlfriend!), so I'm very grateful for what the community on this website seems to offer. In return for nice German speakers coddling me through my conversational infancy, I'll be happy to critique any English writing (even editing small documents/reports), just have a natural conversation, or whatever else you might be looking for with your English.
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    <em>Hi Nathalie, nice post! Not many people can say they've swum with GW sharks!</em>

     

    traveling experience (tenses training)

    I went in Australia last year. I decided to go there with three friends of mine, including a couple. Everybody told me that it was a bad idea to travel one year with a couple. I didn't want to believe these advices this advice, but ... Aafter two months I realized that these people had been right! The couple let us down and left. :(
    But However, I had an awesome road trip with my other friend K. We discovered a beautiful country, full of amazing landscapes and fabulous animals that only live in this country. My best memories was were in Port Lincoln, when where we dived dove to see The Great White SHARK! It was thrilling but The GW shark just didn't give a F**** of about us. Actually, it looked more majestic than monstrous except when it openeds its mouth... so scary! It's funny because when I was a little girl, I couldn't go to the swimming pool or close my eyes under the shower because so much I was so panicked that a shark could appear and eat me. (bBy the way, I should say that I had seen "Jaws" too young.) Now, this dived is, I think, one of my favorite memories from my journey in to Australia.

    Fear can be fight fought!

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    <em>Congrats on getting the license! What's the next goal? Best, Kenton</em>

     

    Driving license.

    One of from my the goals which that I achieved was to get a driver's license. I liked cars but my driving skills was were pretty poor., Sso I started to prepare for exams. I learnt by myself about vehicle mechanicssm, road rules, driving rules and first aid. I was practicing practiced driving car with a coach. And wWhen I was ready for exam I went to done take it. I successfully passed the practical and theoretical parts of the exam and in the next week I had a driver'sing license.

     

    <em>Here's another similar way to have expressed what you wrote:</em>

    <em>One goal that I've achieved was to acquire a driver's licence. Although I have always liked cars, my driving skills were poor. To prepare for my driving exams, I taught myself about mechanics, road rules, and first aid while also practicing driving with an instructor. I successfully passed both the practical and theoretical parts of the exam and, within a week, received my driver's license.</em>

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    Hi Dina,

    Thanks for sharing... this post gives me some encouragement that I will be able to learn German! Glad you're enjoying Paulo Coelho's writing in English. I also read <em>The Alchemist </em>a long time ago and loved it... maybe I should try it in German :p Good luck with your next English book!

    Best,

    Kenton

     

    The wWinner sStands aAlone

    "The winner stands alone" <em>The Winner Stands Alone [1] </em>is the name of the new book I'm reading now,. It's a pPaulo cCoelho book. From previous yearsYears ago, I started to read "The Alchemist",<em>The Alchemist</em>. iIt was a good book even despite that I found some difficult vocabulary in it. The day after <em>[2]</em>, before I was hesitated hesitant to start a new English book, as when I opened the first page, I really didn't understand anything, which and that made me close the book and got get bored. From two days Two days ago I let myself give "The winner stands alone" <em>The Winner Stands Alone</em> a new chance and guess what, I found myself understand a bit more,. pPages run and I do not even not noticed that!. It's a good feeling by the way. Really, You never know what you can do unless you try.

     

    [1] The names of books should be capitalized and italicized. See, for example, https://www.ivcc.edu/stylebooks/stylebook4.aspx?id=14718

    [2] The day after you finished readying <em>The Alchemist?</em>

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    About my job

    I work as a database software developer for a warehouse management system in the company ABCD.
    In mMy duties include the development of new features, database design, and support to existing functionality.
    Also, I spend perform analytics tasks received from requested by customers.

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    <em>Hi Vadim, very interesting post! I only recently learned that Russia celebrates Christmas so much later than other countries and now understand why because of you. </em><em>- Regards, Kenton</em>

     

    Christmas celebration.

    Let's consider, for example, the difference in celebrating Christmas between the UK and Russia.
    First of all it's worth mentioning then the Christmas in Russia is celebrated on 13 days later than in the UK. In what way How did those 13 days appear?
    Nowadays the Julian calendar is used either both in the UK and Russia. But <em>[1] </em>only one century ago in Russia the Gregorian calendar was used and it had difference with was different from the Julian calendar. After transitioning in Russia almost a century ago from the Gregorian to the Julian calendar, the Christmas remained in the Gregorian calendar.
    In general, as far as I know, Christmas is more popular in the UK than in Russia <em>[2]</em>. In my opinion, in Russia the aforementioned feast is more religious than in the UK <em>[3]</em>. New yYear's celebration is more popular in Russia.

     

    <em>[1] It is okay to use "but" as the first word of a sentence, but it is generally avoided. I would suggest "However," in place of "But" to begin this sentence.</em>

    <em>[2] I've noticed this as well from a Russian coworker!</em>

    <em>[3] I'm not sure what this sentence means. Is there a feast you've mentioned in another post? What do you mean by "religious"?</em>

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