When I was young, my mother told me about the war. She was thirteen in 1941 and she and her family appeared in occupation. Everything she described seemed to be from a book and was ages ago. I

Old age is rather bad, as you don’t have much health and energy. Love, great dreams, and big opportunities are far behind. However, there is one excellent thing; you have much more time to do what

I read ‘Logan’s Choice by Richard MacAndrew today from Cambridge English Readers Level 2. I didn’t have much time so I’ve read only four chapters. It’s a rather fascinating detective story and I’m

This is from the audiobook ”Plasticity” which impressed me. I’ve listened to it in my native language and it is the book “The Brain that Changes itself” by Norman Doidge in English. The book begins

I’m interested in psychology and biology and I'd like to tell you about a case which impressed me. Have you heard that there is a remarkable device that helps blind people to see a little? It helps

We absorb many things from our culture as we grow and don’t even imagine that there are other ways of thinking. About a month ago, I’ve met a paradox - the question which blew my mind. We love our

In the first year of my college, we studied the literature of ancient Greece. I don’t remember exactly the author and the book now, but I remember my surprise when I read how the author spoke about

The dark southern sky is smiling and winking with a myriad of stars. A light breeze is subtly moving the branches of the huge trees and quietly rustling in the foliage. It seems like the maples are

28.07.21 Yesterday I enjoyed the post about writing on Journaly. It is said that writing helps not only with learning languages, but also with psychological problems. I think that’s a very sharp

27.07.21 Everybody has their ups and downs. Obviously, there are times when things don't work out and the same person can feel and act differently. Here's the first situation. I started writing posts

26.07.2021 I’m back here on Journaly. First of all, it’s rather hard for me to write in English. Writing even a short post takes me a lot of time. Also, I have other interests and duties which need

Ich spiele gern mit meiner Enkelin. Ihre Spielzeuge sind durstig. Der Hase trinkt Tee mit Zucker. Die Puppe trinkt Kaffee mit viel Milch und Zucker. Das Eichhörnchen liebt Orangensaft aber die Katze

Today I had to bring some documents to the city water department. There are many people there. I’m standing in line and listening to the discussion about our president. (Our presidential election was 9 month ago.) As we

Yesterday I wrote, that life is amazing. But I see this is a statement in the dispute.Let’s look into our plate: much things we eat has recently fought for survival, including plants, they are also alive.We like our amus

Do you remember yourself being teenagers? What did you think of the 20-year-olds? I reсall we went to the dance hall and the girls over 20 seemed us too old to go dancing. We discussed that and believed we were right. (I

Hallo! Ich heiße Iren. Ich komme aus der Ukraine. Ich wohne in Mykolaiv. Ich bin 56 Jahre alt und Ich bin jetzt ( oder schon?) Großmutter. Ich habe eine schöne Enkelin. Ihr Name ist Katja. Sie ist 5. Sie lebt auch in My

About a month ago I found 'Robin MacPherson' channel on YouTube. There were several days when I was seeing many of his videos. It's great that we can meet such interesting people who share their passion for learning a