My family

I write down this daily record because I love my family very much. I lived with my family when I was a child. My father is a businessman. He retired in recent months because of his body . My father had a healthy problem one year ago. My mom is also a businessman who has a store. My mother‘s is cooking is very good. There are many customers who like her cooking. I have a twin sister. She is a medical student. She usually feels tired because doctors is are very busy. Of course, my sister looks like me, but she is taller than me. She enjoys ed to join in parties. I have the opposite character personality. I am very shy and not good at talking with strangers. In Three years ago, I moved far away from my family. I received a new job in the capital of China. I miss my family very much. I will go home every Chinese New Year.

How has the internet helped me as a self-taught learner（Pt.3）

Part1: https://www.italki.com/entry/720703
Part2: https://www.italki.com/entry/720990

Looking back, I was lucky that my eyes got bad AFTER I've already got the basic tool of English under my belt, and I happen to live in a time where there's internet and the endeavor of open courses to equalize the opportunity for education.
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Naturally I felt it's would be inappropriate to put these in my profile as an italki teacher, for it'll appear to be irrelevant or even unprofessional. Speaking of professional, in comparison, I enjoy more the informal chatting I have had with my language-partner, where we exchanged ideas and personal stories freely while learning from each other.

That kind of rapport was what I was looking forward to when I applied to be an italki teacher. I wanted to help a fellow language learners with my experience in learning a second language (it can be so enjoyable, like the way I learnt a lot from Harry Potter and Friends), also, I wish to be in the company of a kindred spirit who's curious to learn about the world around and beyond. 'Curiosity' may define me the most.

Phew, this essay turned out to be much longer than I'd expected, and perhaps have gone in a different direction than the title suggests. I've presented myself as the 'person' instead of the 'teacher', which is a little scary, to be honest.

Thank you for your time.  If you've read this far, please correct any weird language you spotted, I know I may have gotten many words' meaning mistaken all along but had no way to find out since there's no feedback.

I love to help fellow language learners with their practicing (either Chinese or English), because in the process of communication and exchange, I too will get to learn about their diverse cultures and perspectives. And this will be yet another amazing thing internet is bringing me. :)

How has the internet helped me as a self-taught learner（Pt.2）

Pt 1:https://www.italki.com/notebook/3420414/entry/720703

However, not long after,  unforeseen by any of us, I left school yet again. But this time the reason's was that my eyes had suddenly developed a dysfunction which makes me unable to read for more than some a few minutes. This blow strucked me hard, because at that point, the 'high school - university route - seemed to be the one and only pathway to finding a job to make a living.   Every single person I've known are is following that path. All of a sudden I'm officially an outlier, floating helplessly on uncharted waters.
After some tough times adjusting, I started looking for other means to get knowledge, via listening. English turned out to be a 'life saver' which I didn't never expected when I read those English books to myself as a kid. And of course, the Internet was vital. There were hardly any listening educational resources in Chinese at the time, however English opened the gate of enlightenment through Open Courses for me.

I worked my way through many open courses (of from UC Berkeley, Open Yale,  Courses etc.), especially those of psychology, philosophy, and other social sciences. At the beginning this preference was I chose these only because these are the only subjects which primarily involve ideas that I can work on inside my head, instead of using my eyes. However, gradually, I got attuned to them and they started to make give me a sense with of clarity.

Apart from these heavy-duty studies, I also learnt a lot from audiobooks and podcasts. I was addicted to Stephen Fry's voice for quite a while and marveled at how he could portray all the characters in Harry Potter, sometimes even more vividly than the movie actors.
In the mean time, I obtained a degree in English from the National Self-taught Higher Education Program.

Looking back, I was lucky that my eyes got bad AFTER I've already got had the basic tool of English under my belt, and I happen to live in a time where there's the internet is available and where the endeavor of open courses to equalize the opportunity for education.

(There's a part 3 following this, surprisingly...)

A travel experience in Netherlands

A travel experience in Netherlands
Last week, my family went to the Netherlands for a trip.
Day 1, we went to Giethoorn. This is a national park with lots of rivers. We rented a boat and rowed the boat it on the river. On both sides of the river, we can could see some traditional houses. Some goats were eating grass. Some ducks were swimming and following us. It is quite funny!
Day 2, we went to Keukenhof. There are different kinds of flowers in this park. Large tracts of flowers are really amazing. The opening dates of Keukenhof are from 24 March to 16 May because the lives of flowers are so short.
In the afternoon, when we left Keukenhof, we found somebody has gone inside our car and stolen my bag. We were shocked. There were was a navigation and a mobile phone in my bag. We remembered we locked the door before leaving. There was no camera in the parking area so nobody know knew who was the thief was. We felt very disappointed and frustrated. So The next morning, we went to the police station to report it. From this,we learnt learned do not to put any valuables in our car.
Day 3,we went to Zaanse Schans Windmill. It has a collection of well-preserved historic windmills and houses. In the Zaanse Museum, there are is some factory equipment from the food industry, we can could press on various displays and try to package as many biscuits and sweets as we can could in a computer game. My kids liked the games very much!
Day 4, we went to Hoge Veluwe National Park. The Park has a total of 1,700 White Bikes and they were all free. We rode the bicycles and with our kids sitting behind us. It is a excellent experience! My kids enjoyed the special museum which was called Museonder. It is the world's first underground museum in the Visitor's Centre. It offers a surprising look at everything that lives and lived underground.
All in all,  though a little unpleasant, It was still a wonderful trip,.  [although you had one bad experience you mostly talked about the good experiences so I switched the last sentence order to support what you were saying.  common mistake:  past or present tense - make sure they match within a sentence]