Day 5 List five places you want to visit

I love traveling, but, unfortunately, I do not travel much, at most once or twice a year. Therefore, there are many places to visit on my bucket list. Of coursce, I want to visit London, and the reason is quite obvious - I want to immerse myself in English culture to acquire real English. On the one hand, London is both  a vibrant cultural centre with many touristic attractions and, on the other hand, it is an important commercial centre. ["on one hand ... on the other hand..." is normally used to describe contrasting qualities, but here there's no contrast, and London is both things, so I think a simple "both... and..." sounds better.]

Next, I would go to Slovenia, Italy and Greece. These are places where the East meets the West, where almost all of the cities are steeped in history and traditional culture. Their inhabitants respect a slow pace of life and it is wise cycle [not sure what you mean here]. I would like to enjoy that rural idyll after the hustle and bustle of life in Moscow.

Finally, I would definitely go to India to meet yoga gurus there to uplevel my yoga practice and meditation abilities. When I am talking about this country I can smell curry spices, aroma sticks and masala tea.

The Risks of Technology

It's been a long time since I wrote my last entry here.
I want to talk about something I personally like too much: risks in using technology.
I recently started to watch the series "Black Mirror" on Netflix and I found it very interesting because of how the series shows the human behavior towards technology, always depicting it in a bad way.
The truth is that the technology has developed [personal preference, but I wouldn't use grown here] quickly in the last few years, and although it has led to remarkable advances in our history, other things such as privacy and social interaction have been affected enormously.
There must be a balance between the online world and the real world.

Nice job! I really like Black Mirror.

It means that it's not something that you can laugh about. Rather, it's something serious.

A Letter

Writing task 1 (a letter)
Your family situation has changed, and you need a new accommodation. Write a letter to the real estate agent asking for a new arrangement. You should say
– What is your family situation?
– What are the requirements for the new accommodation?
– When do you want to move?

Dear Sir/Madam,
My name is Mr. Chen, and I met you at your office last month when we signed the contract.
My family originally required a two-bedroomed flat, with one room for my wife and I, and the other for my daughter. However, my niece, who is going to be attending university here this autumn, plans to live with us, so we need an extra room for her. As her studies may involves research work at home, she also needs a study.
Since it is expected that [I feel like the "probably" after this is enough to indicate the expectation] she will probably take the subway to commute to and from her university every day, we would like a place close to a subway station, preferably within easy walking distance.
We also want the neighborhood to be well-lit; otherwise, it may be unsafe if she comes home alone at night.
As we have discussed, we would like to move in on 1st August. I would be very grateful for your help.