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I am a native English Speaker who lives in the United States. I am employed as a software engineer. Currently I am working hard to learn Spanish and prefer to learn a Latin American variety. I have no immediate need, but I really want to be fluent and speak with very clear pronunciation. I have lived in England when I was a small child and also lived briefly in Africa. I love to visit other places and in doing so I'd much prefer to meet regular people instead of being limited to interacting with those that primarily work in tourist related industries. I have utilized several teachers here at iTalk and would also be interested in language exchange that can be coordinated..
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Liseth B.
Spanish
Oct 17, 2026
Randy es un estudiante muy agradable, con un buen nivel de español. Disfrutamos mucho la conversación y hablamos de diversos temas. ¡Fue un placer tener clase con Randy!
Andrea F
Spanish
May 26, 2026
Randy, eres de mis primeros estudiantes y siempre es una alegría conversar contigo. Me encanta ver todo el progreso que has tenido con el español y la confianza con la que hablas ahora. Además de ser un excelente estudiante, siempre traes conversaciones interesantes y una energía muy agradable a cada clase. Gracias por seguir compartiendo este proceso conmigo después de tanto tiempo. Para mí es muy especial acompañarte en tu aprendizaje y ver cómo continúas creciendo con el idioma. ¡Espero seguir teniendo muchas más clases contigo y seguir disfrutando de nuestras conversaciones! ✨
Andrea F
Spanish
Jan 3, 2026
Mi querido Randy, gracias por otra excelente clase. Siempre es un verdadero placer volver a conversar contigo.
Isabel Buelvas
Spanish
Dec 29, 2025
Randy disfruto mucho de nuestra práctica de conversación pues hablamos de temas diversos y le entiendo muy bien su pronunciación, me alegra mucho ver su interés en el idioma español, lo hace muy bien!
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  • Commented
    Gracias. Me gusto.
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    February 4, 2024
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  • Answered
    They seem equivalent to me. And both seem okay for a native speaker, although (1) is probably more common.
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    December 22, 2021
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  • Answered
    "I'm bored" means you are not finding your current situation interesting. "I'm boring" means you are causing other people to be bored, likely because you are not doing anything interesting to them.
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    June 19, 2020
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  • Corrected
    My experience with English

    I wanted to write about my experience with English. I believe that my level of English is an intermediate, but I’m not sure. I should try to improve it, but it’s hard.
    Firstly, I wanted to talk about the comprehension, both in terms of reading and listening. <s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">The </s>Reading is the best aspect for me because I’m feeling very confident. Generally, I understand the meaning of the texts and I can summarize them. On the other hand, my listening is very poor because it’s difficult for me to understand them. They have a weird accent. <em> (Note: "They have" is never a contraction if it is the whole verb phrase. e.g. "They've got", "They've gone", "They've read", etc. all all okay. But just "They've" without another verb is not okay. Another person suggested "They've got", which is good. I would recommend just "They have")</em>
    My goals are to acquire <s>a </s>great knowledge of the language.
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    May 15, 2020
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  • Corrected
    conference planning

    Budgeting and financial management

    A fundamental part of the planning stage of a conference is setting the budget. Within the corporate environment the budget is usually set up by the company annually, which should cover delegate fee, the planning and the actual staging of the event. On the other hand, associations need to cover their own cost, however they will be able to support themselves through delegate fee charge and sponsorship. They could also decide to have an exhibition so as to generate additional income. It is suggested that at the end of the event, a budget sheet is created to track income and expenditure. This could help to ease the budget process for future events.
    Some of the main costs that a company incurs for organising a conference are the following:

    -venue hire;
    -catering hire;
    -IT equipment;
    -delegate material;
    -accommodation and transportation;
    -promotional costs;
    -any miscellaneous cost: interpreters, security, event insurance.
    - extra social activities

    Budgeting for a national and international conference requires the same approach, however for the latter other things to consider are “complications caused by currency and tax issues ( Council’s International Manual).

    Sourcing and selecting a venue

    There are several channels available through which it is possible to get information about the type of venues a destination has available. Normally convention bureau, hotels, tourist boards, trade association provide printed brochures with all the relevant details. Additionally, websites, with their venue location services are another means available to get all the information required.

    Trade exhibition

    Conference organizers can also participate to trade exhibitions. Here they'll have the chance to network with other people from the industry, collect a variety of useful material and catch up with the latest developments in the industry. Some of the most important industry exhibitions are:

    EIBTM (European Incentive and Business Travel and Meeting Exhibitions), which is held in Barcelona;
    IMEX, which held in Frankfurt;
    International Confex, held in London;
    AIME (Asia incentive and Meetings exhibition), held in Australia.

    Trade media

    Trade magazines represent another opportunity to get informed about conference venues. They usually report <s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">also </s>price comparisons between venues and also case studies of how organizers have staged previous events in some of these venues.
    Agencies

    In the conference sector, there are also agencies which function as inter
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    May 13, 2020
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  • Corrected
    Hi, could you correct these sentences, please?

    1) When lorries go thorout the bridge there is occurs a huge strain and I can feel from my house how the bridge vibrating.
    (A lorrie would go over a bridge or under it. It is not clear what you mean. But you'd not say it went "through" the bridge nor "through out" the bridge. "thorout" is not an English word).
    <em>When lorries go over the bridge there is a huge strain. I can feel the bridge vibrating from my house.</em>

    2) I wouldn't be so furious if you had done what you promised to do.
    This sentence is correct. Although "furious" is not typically used after "so". More natural would be "I wouldn't be so angry...".
    3) I felt an excruciating pain in my stomach after eating too much peanut butter.
    Correct. Seems very natural.
    4) He spends plenty of time slacking off at work.
    Correct.
    5) I genuinely believe that we stand a good chance of winning.
    Correct.
    6) If he wouldn't be so clumsy, he did better at playing football.
    <em>If he wasn't so clumsy, he'd get better at football.</em>
    Note: your first part is correct and could be considered natural if he was being intentionally clumsy. "If he wouldn't be so clumsy" sounds like he is deliberately clumsy. For those that are clumsy, it is more common that they're not doing it on purpose. So "If he wasn't so clumsy" is probably a better way to say it, but I don't know for sure that that is what you meant to say. Also, in my rewording "he'd" is a contraction for "he would". You normally say just "football" instead of "playing football" except when one needs clarity. For example, "I like football" could mean that "I like watching football" or it could me "I like playing football". So if you don't have enough context, you should say one or the other. But in your sentence, no clarification is needed because no one needs to get better at watching football. It can only mean playing football.
    7) She told that she heard a loud bellow somewhere nearby.
    <em>She said that she heard a loud bellow nearby.</em>
    (She told... would need to be followed by who she told. e.g. "She told the police that she heard a lout bellow nearby" without including a target (the police), you should use "said").
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    May 11, 2020
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  • Commented
    From an American perspective I can say that Japan is highly regarded from here.

    I would love to visit someday.
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    May 11, 2020
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  • Commented
    By no "language exchange", I mean I have not participated in a free trade with someone wanting to learn my language. I have only used lessons where I was paying a teacher. All have gone well.
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    November 16, 2019
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  • Posted
    Any Spanish Speakers online now wanting to learn English?
    I've used several teachers on iTalki, but so far no language exchange.

    Would like to try a conversation exchange and have some time now.

    November 16, 2019
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    Preparing an interview

    I applied for a student librarian job and tomorrow I will be interviewed. Of course, I am nervous and I think I should prepare for it very well. I browsed the web to look looking for possible interview questions. Maybe Perhaps the most common questions are telling about my qualifications for this position and the reasons why I want to work here.

    For the former question, I would answer that although I have never been a librarian before, but I do have some work experiences. For example, I am working at a lab now to assist assisting the lab manager with financial work(but I still have plenty of time working here because that this job only takes me at most 3 hours a week),  which requires doing things carefully and correctly. I have managed it very well, so I can prove myself as a conscientious person. Besides, I have participated in a lots of voluntary work before, such as teaching children how to practice Chinese calligraphy. I am always willing to communicate with people and be helpful.

    For the latter, I would say although I am funded by the Chinese Scholarship Council, I still have to pay the insurance by myself, which is a lot. So money is part of the reasons I am seeking employment. And right now, I am a first-year graduate student, so I have more time of my own and I am interested in exploring more kinds of job positions employment opportunities. What's more, I love this library. This library is so fancy, and the environment here is so good. There are tissues and Purell on every study table, which is very so considerate. It's a really amazing place.

    Well, good luck to me! But I also told myself, even if I fail, it's not a big deal, take it easy​!


    Note: Good luck with your interview.  I have made a few corrections, some of which are really suggestions to sound more native.  Your English is very good. There are only very small things that need changing.  And since the changes are generally very small, I may have missed some opportunities for a few other minor corrections and improvements.

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    March 11, 2019
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