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Hi Nataia and her students from Russia,

First of all, we warmly welcome all Nataia’s students on here. It seems like you are mostly from the law class. We hope we can see you more often. From your messages, you mentioned you would be lawyers in a few years time when you are all 19. I wonder if it is easier to be a lawyer in Russia than in England. My sister-in-law is a qualified solicitor in England. When she was the same age with you all, about 16, she studied a 2 year A-Level law subject, after that she studied a 3 year law course at university to get a degree, then she still needed to studied one year solicitor course at a law college. When she finished all her studying she still was not a qualified solicitor, because she was not a member of the law society. So she needed to work with a qualified solicitor to get some experiences, then she also needed to take a few law society’s exams, after she passed all their exams with another few years, then they granted her a law society member and she become a real solicitor. It took her many many years to get her profession.

Probably, in a different country they would have a different education system. By the way, I hope you all have a very bright future and a very successful career.

Duane, Haruka, how’s about in America and Japan, is it different there to be a lawyer? I suppose it must have differences.

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Dear Jo and all, thank you very much for your patience and kindness towards my students. They were very excited because of their writings, were sad of their mistakes and couldn't believe that I would send all their "silly" and "uncombed" (their expression) messages. I tryed to calm them. Now when they are known that all in the Jo's Board welcomed them, they got more serious and are going to write more interesting letters. I feel great pleasure watching their moods:) Thank you!

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Hi Jo, Duane, Haruka,Timothy, My name is Lilya, I'm 12 yo, live in Russia. I study in the 8 grade. I understand your problems, because I have recently written a report on history "Culture in China in the Middle Ages". I found all the materials in the internet. I'd send my report to you, but it is in Rissian. I wonder what else American boys like doing exept eating pizzas, playing video games and dreaming of girls (who live in Buchanen County, VA!)? I and my schoolmates (boys and girls) like going to swimming pool, playing computer games and hanging on the phone. Bye for now.

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Duane: Thank you for your compliment. But of course we can't do without native speaker's support.

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Haruka - I think we should celebrate the success of Jo's Board. I was very happy to see the exchange between your students and Natalia's students. I truly believe it is people and circumstances like this that are going to change and shape our world.
I have seen the results of much healing that has taken place in our world and it is usually the young people that are making it happen.
I am glad your students are comfortable enough to post their thoughts on Jo's Board. I enjoy seeing their progress.
I hope you are enjoying this year at the university. It seems like a beautiful place to work. My wife works at California State University in Sacramento and I love to walk around the campus and enjoy all the old charm and beauty it has to offer.
Bye for now, Duane

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Thank you, Haruka! That will help alot! I think Genna should find a better way to get "hunks"!!! Oh, well. I guess some poeple are just that hungry...

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Duane: How come we start to receive such a decent message? Should we celebrate for the board's popularity or not? Natalia: Thank you for your students' messages. I don' quite understand why sometimes Russians and Japanese don't see eyes to eyos. This brings back to my inveterate conviction. All the national conflicts are just the product of bureaucracy in each nation.