Summer of Seventeen

Hello! This year marks number seventeen of 2000. It has been almost one year since the earthquakes of 2016. That time was quite horrendous - it is still a memory nagging in my mind. It's good that it nags actually...this means I won't forget. I kind of want to forget because it was a negative time. But I shouldn't because it just may happen again. This time I will be more prepared. During that time we had no water for about two weeks. Fortunately our house wasn't that badly damaged, but I can't say the same for other homes. People's lives were tragically affected. People lost homes and possessions. I know several people who are now living in shelters. Too bad. Anyway, this summer is already starting out much better than that, fortunately. I think it is time to "look on the bright side of life." Let's move on with a brighter 2017!

Introducing a New School Year

Hi!! Welcome to Jeff's Place, a writing and English blog devoted to helping students get motivation to learn English, especially writing. I like to post things that are easy to read and follow, and hopefully students will follow my lead and write and post things that are interesting and easy to follow as well. By the way, what does interesting mean? Well, anything can really be interesting, even thought we don't think it is. Our lives, hobbies, hopes, dreams, and desires may be interesting for others to read. Just because we can't write something extremely funny, informative, or exciting doesn't mean it's not interesting. Many of the world's best selling books are about something simple in someone's life, or about an experience (good or bad) that someone has had at one point in their lives. So don't worry about being the funniest, the boldest, or the prettiest blog post in history. Write what you know and what you've experienced. It is sure that others will be able to connect with what you've written. They will identify with you and follow you long into the future. Cheers.