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asahan2013

yesterday

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Cape Verde

It took Cape Verde 40 years from joining FIFA in 1986 until it made its debut on the World Cup stage in 2026.
How much do you know about Cape Verde?
Cape Verde was a Portuguese colony before independence.
When it comes to Cape Verde, the country has just a little over half a million people.
Of course as a Lusophone country, like Angola and Sao Tome and Principe, Cape Verde has a distinct culture that is noticeably influenced by the Portuguese.
The education system is the second best in all of Africa after South Africa, and it follows the Portuguese format.
Portugal is a key player in Cape Verde's inner circle.
The US has the largest Cape Verdean community outside of Cape Verde.
Out of the ten international destinations that their national airline flies to, two of them are actually in the US: one in Boston and one in Providence, Rhode Island.

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asahan2013

yesterday

9
Leo Messi

I'd like to tell you a story about Leo Messi.
His father was a steelworker and his mother worked part-time as a cleaner.
Leo was born in Rosario, Argentina.
Leo started playing soccer when he was just five years old, often using a soda can or a stone as a ball.
According to a family story, the first time he played, nothing happened when the ball came to his right foot. But when the ball rolled toward his left foot, he started dribbling as if he'd been playing forever. Soon Leo joined a local soccer club, where people notced his dribbling skills, along with his incredible speed and agility.
By the time Leo was 11, many people had noticed something else about him: Leo was a lot smaller than most of the other boys on the field.
Eventually doctors realized that Leo had a growth hormone deficiency, a disorder that leads to slow growth in children.
The medication for the disorder was very expensive, and his family needed help with paying for it.
So when FC Barcelona, one of the best soccer teams in the world, expressed interest in Leo and offered to pay his medical bills, he left Argentina and moved with his father to Spain.
Leo was 13 when he Joined the Barcelona team's youth academy.
He was quite thin and short, standing only around 138 centimeters tall.
His small size made him shy and quiet, so quiet in fact that he barely said a word for his first month with the team.
Leo traind at the academy for several years moving up quickly through the junior ranks.
When he was 16, he played in the top division for the first time.
The following year, at age 17, he broke the team record when he became the youngest player to score a goal for Barcelona during a league game.
From that point on , Leo with his powerful left foot, was a sensation in the world of professional soccer.
Medication did help Leo.
Although he is a professional male athlete, he's still pretty short, about 169 centimeters.
Loe has participated in many major events for Argentina, including the World Cup, that's the competition held every four years for the world's best soccer teams.
What makes Leo such a fantastic player is his amazing speed and skill with the ball.
In fact, bacause of his small size and ability to dart up and down the field, his nickname is the Flea.
Some people say that Leo can feel the ball and change direction faster than other players.
Leo has earned a lot of money playing soccer.
He is among the highest paid athletes in the world, earning millions of dollars a year for playing soccer and endorsing dozens of products.
Leo Messi is certainly a giant among professional soccer players.
Messi is not completely unable to speak English; he does speak some English sometimes.
His reluctance to speak English in public is due to his shyness.

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VictorMelloBR

June 13, 2026

7
Purple

Purple is my favorite color, but I will try to describe it, because it is so difficult. Let's go! First, it is a mix between red and blue. But if you don't know these colors, I will change the name to main objects to make it easier for you.
For example: red is like apples, tomatoes, whatever.
And the other one is blue, which equals the ocean and the sky.
When these colors/objects are mixed, they form my favorite color. In this case, purple.
To make it easier, lavender is the exact color.

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marblemenow

June 13, 2026

11
El reto de hablar español en mi vida diaria

11.06.2026
Tomé todas las clases del programa piloto de Hola en marzo de 2026.
Desafortunadamente, es un poco difícil para mí hablar español en mi vida diaria porque mi familia no habla español.
Mis padres pueden hablar otros idiomas de Filipinas, como ilocano, bisaya, tagalo e inglés, pero solo entienden algunas frases y palabras básicas en español.
Mi mayor desafío es hablar sobre temas más complejos, como las noticias, la gastronomía, la literatura y los viajes.
A veces, pienso en francés cuando hablo español y me gustaría poder pensar únicamente en español.

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Jack

June 13, 2026

0
A Random Thought

No one wants to die, but everyone will die. They just don't know when they will die.

When I was a kid, I was carefree, just playing around with the other children in my village.
When I was in school, I worked hard because I wanted to get a job in a city.
When I started my own family, I enjoyed becoming a husband and looked forward to having a child.

I never thought about death until I was nearly forty. It wasn’t because of anything special—it just came to me naturally. Maybe there is a timer for life inside my body.

At first, whenever I thought about death, I felt scared, but gradually I had to accept it.

Life is like a plant; it has its own life cycle, like wheat, corn, soybeans…

Since the beginning of humankind, how many generations have passed? And where are they now? I don’t know. I only know that they used to live in this world, just like me.

As we age, we lose the confidence to fight against death. We know it is inevitable.

Live each day happy-go-lucky. Who cares when it comes?

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Maibe31

June 13, 2026

7
mi tiempo favorito del día

Mi tiempo favorito del día es cuando acabo de limpiar el piso. Pienso que yo dejo mucho estrés durante la semana. También mi emoción se mejora mucho cuando toco a la cama nueva y los muebles están ordenados cuidadosamente. Sigue la rutina cada semana el fin de semana

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araigoshi

June 13, 2026

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「そういう」と「そんな」の違い

私の文章の修正に、「こういう・そういう」や「こんな・そんな」がよく取り替えられました。両方はもっとそっとの感じのために使います。実際に違いをよくわかりません。どのときに、どっちがいいですか?

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redrapious

June 13, 2026

3
私の一番好きな食べ物

私は大方の種類の食べ物が好きだ。特に和食が大好きだ。例えば、うどんとラーメンと鯛めしがとても嬉しいと思います。しかしながら、どんな食べ物は最高かと言うと、照り焼き鮭だ。イタリア料理もだいたいとても美味い。毎日のように日本料理かいたり料理の食べ物を食べる。

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jaspuurrrr

June 13, 2026

149
知っている文字

私が知っている文字は、ローマ字、ひらがな、カタカナ、漢字だ。ローマ字は生まれた時から使っているので、特に何も思わない。ひらがなは日本語で一番よく見るから、簡単だと思う。カタカナはあまり読んだり書いたりしないので、読むのが少し遅い。漢字はひらがなと違って意味があるので好きだ。でも、たくさん覚えなければならないし、書き方や読み方もいろいろあるので難しいと思う。

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PositiveParallel

June 13, 2026

1
Mein Schreibtisch und Meine Katze

Ich sitze an meinem Schreibtisch. Er hat eines braunes Holzfurnier. Mein Schreibtischstuhl ist schwartz mit rote Akzente, und ist ziemlich alt. Der Stoff ist ein bisschen zerreißen, und man kann das beige Schaumstoffkissen sehen, aber ist es bequem. Ehrlich gesagt bin ich noch nicht bereit, es loszulassen. Ich schreibe im lila Notizbuch. Ich schreibe meinem Übungsbeitrag zweimal: erste im meinem Notizbuch dann tippe ich es auf und es online stellen.

Ein von meine Katzen besucht mich an meinem Schreibtisch. Sie heißt Marion. Sie ist einen dunkelbraunen Tabby mit aprikose in ihrem Unterfell, und ihrem Fell ist weich als Samt: eine Freude zum streicheln. Sie möchtet meine Aufmerksamkeit weil sie mich zu ihrem Essenschüssel führt. Ich muss heutigem Beitrag enden, um die Katze zu besänftigen!

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Horizonte

June 13, 2026

0
El robo

El ladrón, quien robó casi docenas de centavos del banco central, fue encarcelado unos días despúes. Hemos consultado expertos del robo y del dinero, y así nos informa, pero ocultaron sus fuentes. Sin embargo, la identidad y motivo del ladrón siguen desconocidos, una problema que dos niños plantean que vayan a "resolver". Los preguntamos cómo podrían hacerlo, y después de mucha habla, nos dijieron que iban a usar "metodos". No estámos seguro de lo que significa, pero seguimos investigando.

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aloussase

June 13, 2026

0
Habe ich Videospiele benutzt, um Sprachen zu lernen?

Als ich jung war, habe ich Pokemon-Videospiele benutzt, um Englisch zu lernen. Aber nicht absichtlich. Ich mochte Pokemon spielen, und die Videospiele waren zufällig auf Englisch. Deswegen habe ich ein bisschen Englisch gelernt. Ich würde aber nicht sagen, dass Videospiele besonders gut sind, um Sprachen zu lernen. Zumindest ist das bei mir der Fall. Ich denke, dass Videospiele nützlich sein können, wenn man ein fortgeschrittenes Niveau hat, weil man dann verschiedene Ausdrücke lernen kann. Zum Schluss möchte ich sagen, dass ich ein YouTube-Video geschaut habe, in dem ein Mann die vollständige Grammatik des Japanisches mit einem Videospiel erklärt hat. Deswegen weiß ich, dass Videospiele ein gutes Werkzeug für einige sind.

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Diegozuz

June 13, 2026

0
Me, describing a picture of my yellow grammar book

Today I would like to describe this picture to you from my yellow grammar book.

The quest asks to carefully take a look at the picture and describe what I was (or "I see" because I'm actually seeing it now)
I will give you a Drive link to take a look at the picture (or you can just read and imagine it).

I will try to use different grammatical basics studied this morning.

Firstly, on the western side are illustrated two girls: Lily and Ava
Lily, the blonde one, is looking directly at Ava's bucket, which seems to be really heavy despite being carried so easily by Ava's slender fingers. Ava is also the second tallest person in the picture, before Liam, whose height almost reaches a tree.

On the left centre of the image, there are Ben and Finn. Ben doesn't have good taste in terms of styling because of his green sweater. In front of him, there is Finn, who probably lost his feet during the last trip. He is the opposite of Liam, the tallest guy in the company.

On the right side of the illustration, there are three girls and a guy, Alex. Alex looks sharp and really fun. Consequently, he is certainly bold, being the only one wearing a hat and having a beard. In addition, he might be the owner of a rather ugly dog.

Next, Zoe, Mia and Lucy. Zoe is seated at Alex's right and Lucy in front of him. Zoe's arm is unusually long, as if she dislocated her joint trying to sip the soup. Meanwhile, Licy seems completely lost in her thoughts, handling a knife in front of a smiling Alex. Lastly, Mia, who apparently doesn't know how to pitch a tent, is doing her very best.

I would like to upload the photo, but I don't have a premium subscription.


https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DSgIqqsyDPqTp5udbtYBnr6CgOqp5onr/view?usp=drive_link

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Randakun

June 13, 2026

178
6月13日

神様、今日も感謝いたします。たくさんリサーチしたり、学びました。今日は成功に溢れた日でした。イエス様の御名に於いてお祈りいたします。アーメン。

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Lizz

June 13, 2026

7
寝る

昨日は頭痛だったので、早めに寝ました。今日はもう大丈夫そうです。
明日は銀行に行って、個人情報を変更するつもりです。今夜も早く寝ましょう。

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Natt0926

June 13, 2026

0
Die Musik ich mag

Ich höre viele Musikgenres. Ich liebe Rock, Klassische Musik, Volkmusik, Tango, Pop und viel mehr. Meine lieblings Musikband ist "El Cuarteto de Nos" aus Uruguay. Das ist eine Rockband. Ich denke du kann sie hören and viellicht du magst ihr.
Ich hat dass ich mag Klassischer Musik gesagt. Meine lieblings Komponist ist Frederich Chopin aus Polen. Sein Musik ist sehr schön aber traurig manchmal.

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Zechstein

June 13, 2026

25
Un édifice laid

La ville proche de mon village n’est pas belle, mais il y a un édifice que je déteste plus de toutes les autres. C’est l’hôtel de ville. Après que l’édifice avait été détruite pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, ils le ont reconstruit partialement et ont remplacé le reste par une nouvelle construction.

Pour cette raison il y a le bâtiment reconstruit du quinzième siècle avec l’horloge astronomique et le grand perron à un côté, et à le autre côté un immeuble brutaliste des années cinquante. C’est un chimère architectural qui ne s’accorde pas.

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gaezer

June 13, 2026

0
相づち

日本語のヒアリング能力の上達には毎朝通勤中にポッドキャストを聞いているんですけど、それらのポッドキャストではホストが一人で聞き手に直接話をする事情なので、先日まで日本人が実際に日常会話をしているのはあまり聞いたことがありませんでした。以前アニメを観たことがあるんだけど、それに【相槌】がありません。日本の相づちについて読んだことがあったんだけど、実際にはどの程度使われるか、めちゃくちゃ過小評価しました。

より自然な普段の人間との交流を聞くことは大事だと思うので、N4、N3ぐらい二人で話し合うポッドキャストを探して、いくつか見つけました。それらでは全部、一方のホストが話しているうちに、もう一方が頻繁「そう」とか「うんうんうん」とかどんどん打っていました。意外だったので笑らわずにいられませんでした。もちろん英語だと「Mhm」とか「Yeah」とかの相づちがあるけど、使用率は日本語でのとは比べものになりません。時に話し手の言葉に集中するのは相づちで難しくなります。でもただ時間が経つにつれて慣れるようになることでしょう。

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Safina121

June 13, 2026

2
引っ越しすること

明日は部屋の契約を結ぶ予定だ。一日、いや、一秒も早くルームキーをもらいたいと思う。
去年の12月末からゆっくりで部屋探しを始めた。物件についての拘りが多く、引っ越しの経験も少ないので、無駄な時間を散々に使った。特に永住権を持っていない外国人に部屋を借りてくれる大家さんは多くない。そのまま探しても気に入る物件は見つけず知り合いの家に引っ越ししちゃった。その時は部屋探しのピーク時期なので、見付けなくても自分のせいではないと思った。
いまはもう6月の上旬なので、探しやすいと思いながら不動産屋にいった。「いい部屋はほぼ5月ぐらいにすべて取られて、現在の物件は少ない。9月は物件が増えそうな感じ」と言われた。。。。。。。し、知らなかった。
長引きで9月も友人の家を借りるのは失礼すぎると思って、予算を超えてきた物件を抑えた。明日は契約日だ。
以上~

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Carolus

June 13, 2026

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orrection : Je ressens ce que je ressens...

Je ressens la tristesse de mon amie.
Je me sens triste.
Après le coup, j'ai ressenti une vive douleur.
Je ressens une douleur à la jambe.
En tant que médecin, elle aurait dû ressentir la tristesse de ses patientes.
En tant que médecin, elle aurait dû se sentir seul.

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Roqia2007_

June 13, 2026

0
Sollte man immer seine Meinung sagen

Jeden Tag plaudern wir mit verschiedenen Menschen. In viele Situationen sollen wir unsere Meinung äußern aber stelle sich diese Frage:
Sollten wir immer unser Meinung ausdrücken?
Ich denke, dass wir nicht immer unsere Meinung sagen sollen. die Ehrlichkeit ist sehr wichtig aber ein paar Menschen können nicht Rückmeldung akzeptieren und sie könnten ein falscher Eindruck von unserer Absicht verstehen.
Aber jede Fähigkeit hat eigen Vor und Nachteil.
Wenn wir unsere Meinung äußern, wird die Ehrlichkeit in der Beziehung erhöht und ein Rückmeldung kann auch andere hilfen, sich besser kennenzulernen.
Die Nachteile sind, dass wir andere Menschen mit unseren Wörter drangsalieren oder das kann auch ein Streit führen.

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shirley

June 13, 2026

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Diary

When I find me and the people who I disliked share completely different hobbies, I always feel happy. I just don’t want to share anything in common with them.

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Tammy

June 13, 2026

1
A Cross-Boundary Fusion Musical

This afternoon, I had the privilege of attending a captivating performance by the Shanghai Huai Opera Troupe, a traditional Chinese theater group.

The show is called "See You in Letters" (见字如面). It tells a very touching love story from nearly 80 years ago. Back in 1940, a young man who had just returned from studying abroad fell in love with a famous local opera singer. Unfortunately, they were separated by war and time. Many years later, the man's grandson finds his grandfather's old, returned, and unsent letters. He brings a guitar to the stage and plays the music to tell this sad but beautiful story.

What makes this show so special is that it mixes the traditional vocal melodies of Peking, Kun, and Huai operas with Western classical guitar and modern multimedia.

The performance was held at the Pudong Cultural Center. Although it was a humble venue, the intimate atmosphere made the experience absolutely wonderful and deeply emotional!

Plus, taking photos and videos was allowed during the show. I captured a few, but haven't sorted them out yet. Maybe I can show you another day.

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curious_owl

June 13, 2026

178
Le surf

Le surf est un sport où on glisse sur des vagues déferlantes, en utilisant une planche de surf. C’est une manière agréable de se connecter à la nature : l’eau salée, le vent, les vagues et la puissance de l'océan sous ses pieds. Une journée bien passée. Simplement ne pensez pas à tomber de la planche ! Pour être plus précis, il y en a plusieurs types, incluant le surf de grosses vagues, le surf tandem, le bodysurf, le kitesurf et le stand up paddle. Il est probable que les humains pratiquent le surf depuis le début de l’histoire humaine, sous une forme ou une autre. Par exemple, il existe des preuves archéologiques que les anciens Péruviens il y a plus de 3000 ans, et il existe aussi des documents historiques qui décrivent le surf des Incas en 1590. Les Africains de l'Ouest ont également développé indépendamment le surf, qui a été documenté par des Européens dans les années 1640. Cependant, de nos jours le surf est vraiment lié à la Polynésie, et en particulier à Hawaii. Pour les surfeurs modernes, la plage de Waikiki est une sorte de pèlerinage. Malgré ses origines, le surf a vraiment gagné en popularité dans les années 1800, se propageant vers l'extérieur à partir des États-Unis. Mais le surf s'est premièrement pratiqué en Californie par trois princes hawaïens ! Le surf est aussi associé à l’Australie : les plages de Sydney, Melbourne et Perth sont des « spots de surf » iconiques. Je pense qu’il est presque un stéréotype : un Australien blond sur une planche de surf. Quelques autres bonnes destinations de vacances incluent le Mexique, le Maroc, l'Indonésie et même la France ! Il existe également des spots de surf d’eau froide, comme l’Écosse, le Canada et l’Islande. Peu importe qu’on vive, on peut surfer si on veut ! Le surf a été ajouté comme un sport olympique en 2016, et il continue de devenir de plus en plus populaire. Je pense que l’avenir du sport est prometteur.

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Toluwani

June 13, 2026

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我什么时候起床?

我没有规定的时间。我起床的时候靠如果我明天有什么打算。如果我想早出门,我会早睡觉。如果我不打算出门,平时起得挺晚。

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