Hi there, it means that I would not wait around in suspense or anticipation, because the likelihood of Uncle Gary "growing up" and stopping acting like a child is slim. I hope that makes sense.

This can be tricky to understand since "me" and "mine" are both first person singular pronouns. I'm busy writing an article to explain the difference with examples in more detail - I'll send you the link once I've published. For now, the main difference between these two pronouns is that "mine" denotes possession. And one way for you to remember the difference easily, is to think of the American movie called "Yours, Mine & Ours" - the title contains three possessive pronouns that refer to the children each parent brings into the marriage as well as the children they have together. I hope this helps a bit.

I'd go with 1. "to arrange a meeting" and I think "collaboration" might be more inclusive than "cooperation". I also like John's "which you're planning to do in Iran".

In this life, we'll all face challenges. It means that God loves us. When youngsters face trouble, they might think that committing suicide is an easy way out.

My experience with the English language

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Hi there, I'm Eduardo and I'm 22 years old. I'm originally from Brazil, so my mother tongue is Portuguese. I started studying English when I was 18, because I knew that I needed to have a distinctive feature on my resume. At the time, I didn't know that I would fall in love with the English language. After that start, I decided to travel to Europe for the first time;  I went to London and Paris, and realised that English was essential to my life. In order to face the big challenge of using the language daily, I decided to leave my comfort zone to have one of the greatest adventures of my life: taking an exchange to San Diego, California. I cannot express the importance of this decision, not only for learning the language and being able to communicate with everyone, but also for the experiences I had, the people I met and the things I'd seen. If I go back to 2014 - the start of my journey - I definitely would do it all again. I have no regrets. Every single moment was worth it, and I'm sure great things are yet to come.
I have made some bad decisions in my life, but the decision to learn a new language and to be  "part of the world", was my wisest yet.