TOEFL? answers to all your questions - click!

 Hi everybody,
I hate being sick (soooo I'm gonna write a post about these American Healthcare costs,appointments etc. - for example you can even pay for a blood test OVER 1000$ - not everywhere but it happens ) it's kinda hard to find a doctor or clinic which provides your insurance...

Okay, so let's talk about better things today,

some of you have heard about TOEFL and don't even know - what does it mean?

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

it shows your ability to understand and use English at the university level. It's also important if you want to study in an English - speaking country. 

The test consists of:

• listening
• reading
• speaking
• writing

What's more, people takes this test for various reasons such as:

-learners who just want to track their progress,

-scholarships,

-certification,

-applying for visas etc.

If you're interested in studying abroad (anywhere) for example UK, Sweden, Denmark, Australia or even Japan you should start preparing for this test soon because more than 9,000 colleges, universities and other institutions accept TOEFL scores - in over 130 countries!

Many of you keep asking me...

How to learn ?

It's a lot of hard work - you'll have to expand your vocabulary by for example reading books, newspapers, websites (translate unknown words), using Apps on your phone - I've found some interesting on Apple Store : Synonyms, TOEFL vocabulary, TOEFL Words (unfortunately, you have to pay for some capabilities),

learn all of the grammar tenses (I don't even know how many we have), 

really important - listening - you can watch movies, TV shows, travel to English - countries for vacations, speak and listen to the native person.

There's some more resources online that I'm gonna share with you:

• http://www.toeflgoanywhere.org/toefl-practice
• http://www.grammarbank.com/toefl-pbt-practice.html
• http://esl.about.com/od/printablequizzesforclass/a/toefl_structure_practice_quiz.html

MORE SOON - keep visiting my website.

How much does it actually cost?

It depends on a country - visit the website https://www.ets.org/bin/getprogram.cgi?test=toefl (for more information)

In the USA it costs around 200$.

If you're considering studying abroad - this is the first step to make your educational success come true!

There's some valuable benefits that I've noticed so far:

1. International experience by studying and living in a foreign country. You'll see new places and meet fascinating people - its traditions, and its culture. In addition, you will become more responsible, confident or independent. 
2. You can be fluent in English - remember, you'll talk this language all the time.
3. That's a chance to experience a different style of education.
4. Broaden your worldview - you can improve your skills, gain interests and be inspired by others success stories.
5. Life experience once learned never forgotten - if you really wanna try it - do it. You don't want to regret something you didn't do - life's too short.

Photos taken last year, Oct 2015

To sum up, you know more about TOEFL, the next thing I'm gonna talk about is:

SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) 

Stay warm peeps,

M.

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Exactly 2 months in the USA - and some breathtaking pictures!

Hi peeps,

it's been exactly 2 months since I arrived here.
So, last (I guess) weekend I decided to share my American dream with everybody.
It's interesting to me how everyone sees inspiration differently - that's why I'm gonna do my best to get more readers - it gives me motivation to keep writing about my adventure.

Looking at the Manhattan from this view is an incredible experience.

We all know that time flies when you're having fun - it's definitely true.

Go travel and let the World educate YOU.

(view from Brooklyn Bridge)

I've seen(experienced) so far:

• NYC (still exploring)
• some towns in NY and CT state
• NYC Halloween Parade
• high school performances
• New York Marathon
• (so American) Black Friday
• Thanksgiving 
• my friend from Poland (we've known each other since Kindergarten!!!)
• Charity Event - Feed My Starving Children
• Yale University
• American Football games
• some Museums and monuments (for example: Stamford, NYC)
• Christmas time is coming and Elfie (more soon) 

I'm pretty sure that being a big dreamer (like me) doesn't mean that you walk with your head in the clouds - it means that you're seeking a purpose for your your life and also - you're becoming fulfilled in the process. 

Anyway, I've already noticed some changes in my attitude and life, for example:

• responsibility & independence (for sure!)
• open-mindedness
• broad thinking
• assertiveness & confidence
• quick adaptability

Sometimes, I need a break in a beautiful and peaceful place like this beach - to figure everything out and think about the future or further plans. 

What's more, I'm 100% sure I wouldn't do such a ridiculous things before I came here.

It wasn't that easy (as it looks) to get on this Brooklyn roof (even the ladder was sooooo high). 

I've been always dreaming about hanging out on a roof with an amazing view on Manhattan - DONE !

The most important thing is an ability to SET and ACHIEVE goals - it's not that hard, sometimes it takes some time but all in all - it's possible.

I'm really thankful to people who are interested in my (from now, totally different) life - it's a pleasure to answer every question it keeps me inspired to show you a tiny piece of my current life.

I can't stop being silly and making fun of everything, laughing all the time. Now, it's even worse than before..

Anyway, I'm still Martyna - always MarTEENa!

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT, 

I'VE BEEN LIVING HERE SINCE OCTOBER 4TH, it's really 2 months.

Please,let me know if you have any questions or ideas how to improve my website,

see ya very,very soon,

xx,

M.