Why is it always easier to open your heart to strangers than to loved ones? I find myself getting really excited about the idea of sharing my thoughts here, but I can’t talk about them with my family or close friends, for example. It’s like travelling by bus or train and wearing your heart on your sleeve while talking to a fellow traveller. There must be a name for this phenomenon, I’m sure. We know that the stranger will disappear as soon as we say “Goodbye, nice to meet ya”, and all that we said during the trip will go with him. But with family it's another story. It’s impossible to say certain things without them being criticized or debated. Yes, of course, your nearest and dearest want you to be happy and wish you all the best. But, for God’s sake, I just want to be heard!

Moreover, we always worry about our family’s opinion and are afraid of their recalling this or that at every opportunity. (unlike the stranger, whose “task” is mainly just sitting, listening - comments and feedback are not necessary). 

Nevertheless, it would be appropriate to keep in mind that all people are different (just as each family is unique). That’s just how I see it, nothing more.

Modal Verbs of Obligation

Our company will have to adapt to changes in the amount of funding.

Thank you for everything.

Hello, everyone! I’m Sveta. I’m 20. My English is not very good, but I want to speak English as I need to for my studies. I've decided to study English every day from today onward. I need help. I make a lot of mistakes. Please check my exercise: 

1. He threw his bag on the floor.
2. Ann's mother likes to travel by plane.
3. Why are flies flying around us?
4. Our manager can’t answer; he has flown to Germany for a conference.
5. Tim flew away last week.
6. Mom gave me a pair of gloves and a scarf, because it’s cold and snowy outside. 
7. Nick is married, but he has gone away for the weekend alone. 
8. My father got married to my mother 25 years ago. (yes you do need to use my) No, you didn’t mishear, they have been married for 25 years. My parents will have their 25th anniversary this year.
9. My teacher from school always gives me advice. (advice is always singular - you might find it helpful to research countable and uncountable nouns).
10. I will buy a new dress to wear to my sister's wedding. Oh, Sara is very beautiful; she has worn her new dress. 
11. When I was younger I never wore dresses and skirts but now I do.
12. My friend spent all the money he had at a nightclub. 
13. I’m blowing on my finger, because a bee has stung me.
14. He stings like a wasp.<o:p></o:p>

Yesterday morning my friend and I went to a small town near the seaside. I'm keen on those towns because they're often really adorable. We didn't have breakfast at home, so when we first arrived we looked for a cafe and found a little one that served local cuisine, which I ate for the first time in my entire life. After that we went to the beach for about 30 minutes. On the way we bought some fruit grown by locals - I especially liked the wild cherries.

When we arrived, we found that we had a choice between an ordinary beach with lots of people and wild one with huge rocks and a few people. We chose number two and spent an excellent day swimming and snorkeling. My friend found a huge crab while he was snorkeling, but when I tried to I couldn't find one. Also, my friend told me that those crabs can go fishing themselves! On that particular day, in some parts of the sea there were lots of jellyfish, and when you swam around them it was like being in a bowl of jellyfish soup - which is not so pleasant but not harmful at all! So in this manner I spent a great day and went home very happy.

Is it normal to feel like this?