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I'm an American who studied in Germany for two years, now living in Washington, DC. I'm looking to brush up my German, which I rarely get a chance to speak. I enjoy talking to people from around the world and I'm interested in helping people learn English.
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    Hi Adri, nice thoughts for the Christmas season.  Here are a few ideas about the language, which I hope strengthen your intent. Take what you like . . . .

    Some things (always) bother get to me (maybe add: "this time of year")

     

    Another option: "Some things get under my skin this time of year"

    This is a beautiful time of year to put hand on his remember your conscience. No, I do not don't just mean that the Christmas spirit or solidarity that arises suddenly just right before the 25th of December. I'm thinking more about speak of the rest of the days to day in the year. It's easy to be kind just before Christmas. I think tThis is better than nothing, but I'm a little it's sad to see that many people resolve to do well be generous at once only during the holiday season, and the year has 365 days.

    Nobody's cool (can you be more precise here? Maybe "perfect" or "kind" or "generous"?) all the time. And I think that life would be boring if it didthey were. But most of the year people go around forgetting the most basic things, things almost necessary for survival. We live in a society, but it seems that many do notdon't realize that. The oOther people is not aren't to blame.

    I've always believed that words are very powerful.so I've invented a new lawrule to remind me of this. When speaking, forget the speaker; the listener does not forget. In the heat of anger we talk say a lot things which gives the tile (I don't understand this phrase. Do you mean "without thinking"?) After the dust settles will we realize that we've made much ado about nothing. And all that All this came out of his our mouths the other in some way unconsciously.  You can not We can't go back and change the past, so we need to take great care not to hurt other people with a few little letters careless words spoken without thinkingtogether.  

    (At the end, I'd add a sentence to connect your initial ideas about the Christmas season and needing to be more aware in our daily lives throughout the year.)

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    So next year, I'm resolving to remember the power of my words as I'm speaking. Will you join me?

    Steve

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    December 8, 2011
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    The sentence looks basically right, although I wondered if you meant that 10 couples would be moved from one home to another one within the community or if 10 couples would be moving to the community. So I'd say either "within" or "to" instead of "in" to be clear.
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    November 30, 2011
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  • Corrected

    Today my day was great because it was restfuled. the daily activities that i and others could do. (Not sure what you meant by this.) i liked to going out and watching a movie or and talking chatting with my fiends by chatting.

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    November 30, 2011
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    It's unfortunately the same in the U.S.  Social work/social services are generally not valued very highly, and many people work in private nonprofit organizations that don't pay very well.  Other social workers manage to find jobs with larger institutions, such as hospitals, government agencies focusing on specific target populations (foster children, the elderly, people with mental illness, etc.), where the salaries may be somewhat higher.  Some social workers in the U.S. can also be paid directly or indirectly by health insurance companies, so their salaries can be higher.  It's important work to do, but it may be almost universally underpaid.  Good luck finding the right place for yourself.

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    November 28, 2011
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    Hi everyone, very glad to log in here and communicate with you. I just graduated from college, I'm now working at a furniture factory. My boss is an older professional who has a lot of friends abroad (?), most are our customers. Sometimes when they are talking I feel left out because my English is not as good as theirs, and sometimes I can not understand what they're saying. This really makes me frustrated, so now I've decided to work hard to improve my English and hope one day my boss will also acknowledge me as a professional. 

    Welcome to italki!  Hope you find some good help here.

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    November 28, 2011
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    English/German Exchange?

    I'm Steve and I just joined italki.com today.  I'm an American living in Washington, DC who lived and studied in Germany.  I'm interested in maybe talking to people via Skype to brush up on my German and help you with your (American) English. Let me know if you're interested in Skyping!

    November 28, 2011
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    Introducing myself

    I've been working for almost 3 years, and I'd like to learn English.

    Welcome to italki.  You're in the right place!

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    November 28, 2011
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    First notebook entry: Introducing myself Ich würde gern mein Deutsch manchmal üben, meistens weil es mir Spaß macht. Es gibt einige Möglichkeiten hier in Washington, DC (das Goethe Institut, Meetup, usw.) wenn man Deutsch sprechen und hören kann, aber ich finde mich meistens sprachlos und still. Wenn ich hier ein bißchen üben kann, hoffe ich dann an andere soziale Funktionen besser teilnehmen zu können. Ich spreche auch gern Englisch mit anderen, die ihr Englisch/Amerikanish auch verbessern möchten.
    November 28, 2011
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