Horse racing Recently I had this topic for English speaking and reading practice quite frequently cause obliviously it's a very popular one these days. I have very little knowledge about horses and horse racing, but I would like to practice horseback riding and get to know them more. I liked the movie <horse whisperer>. However if I have a horse ( a brown colour thoroughbred ) I would not let him/her join the horse racing game. I think it's not fair for such an adorable animal. Who knows I might join a horse racing event someday just for the experience and enjoy a relaxing time. In the end, teacher asked me to name my race course if I hold one, I gave the name "Double D" just for fun. :)

There's a snail! Today I found a huge snail in my kitchen( the kind without shells) it's about 5 "CM long or even 8cm. I remember I saw one few days ago and it's kind of scared me because I am not sure why it would be there and how to deal with it. I assume because it's very humid here in this area and snails like it. So I took a video of the it and sent to my friend, he asked me to cut it in half with scissors or put some salt around where they are active. I think cut it in half is prett nasty and I really don't like the idea. So I bought some snail killer on taobao which I am not sure if it would work or not. At the end my friend said "oh please check your bed before you sleep, some snails eat human's toes!"

English topics discussion Today's topic for learning English is hostels. I understood what is a hostel. It's originally from Europe for the travellers who wanted to relax and take a rest in the countryside and started by a German teacher in east Switzerland. It would be a very good experience if people could get this close( sleep in one room with strangers) but still feel comfortable and trust each other. I have seen one myself last month in travelling, so far I have been always sleep in hotels or Airbnb, never have hostel experience yet, but I might try one time at least with friends or family together.

Learning a language We were discussing about learning English last night in a bar. A bartender asked me if he suddenly wanted to move to foreign countries like US or UK one day and he didn't know any English, that didn't make him feel comfortable to think about that. So what would be the best way and fast way to learn a new language? Someone started to joke about perhaps having a foreign girlfriend/boyfriend is quite practical who can speak that language if you can handle the rest. I think persistancy is very important. Learn it, read it, listen to it, write about it, speak about it, comprehend it, think with it. The rest of it will come with time and continoriuous efforts.