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Why oh why haven´t I done this earlier? What made me forget about the fact that I have a blog where I can publish the winning stories of the August competition on EnglishBrno´s fanpage? Maybe it´s the month of August - the most inactive month of the year (at least in Brno it is!), or the fact that my baby had her 1st birthday and I temporarily lost the ability to multitask? Who knows, the most important thing is that I found it in September and I´m back! It must be the beginning of a new school year, right?

Anyways, enough of blah blah, here are the three stories written by fans of EnglishBrno who received most votes from others.

Vicky wrote:
"Well, I have to admit that at first I was a bit reserved and did not add many friends to my profile..but just a month ago something happened that changed the course of events...I joined a group called "I love English" and had the chance to conversate with many interesting people. Untill today we talk to each other and share our interests, jokes and worries!" Read more here


Naila wrote:
"When I first saw an article about the competition on page EnglishBrno first answer to the question "Which one of my friends in facebook most interesting to me?" was a Turkish guy Salih Cinar. First time when he wrote, I thought, "surely one of those guys who want to get acquainted with a girl for an ...empty, meaningless speech" to which I have absolutely
no time or desire. But when he asked in one of the first questions "Do you
love turkic rock?" I was surprised." Read more here


Hassanine wrote about me (blushing:)))
"Among the interesting friends , the name of “Nina Hanakova” write itself . She is a woman from Czech Republic , she is teaching English language . I met her on English Brno. From the first time, she seems serious and vivacious , she started asking me some questions if I’m active and eager to improve my English. We talked few times using fb and Skype. She was advising me all the time , I used to get inspiration from her wise words . Now we are a close friends . And our friendship will be stronger by the time." Read more here


And the prizes? Well here is Vicky in a video with her prize she won. Congrats again to all the winners! Keep playing, I am having fun! Are you?

Yours, Nina

HOW TO WIN:
Write 10 to 1000 words about the most interesting friend you have found or made on Facebook. For example something like this:

"Since singing up on Facebook, I have reunited with many old friends, both from my hometown and abroad, whose lives I keep up with thanks to our status updates, photos and videos. Without Facebook it wouldn´t have been so easy to see them get married, have kids, travel the world or witness break ups and new job opportunities. I even conected with a few ex-boyfriends ;).

Despite my initial hesitation to befriend people I do not know personally, I have gradually made some great connections among "strangers". And there is one who definitely stands out from the crowd. Her name is Eva.

About 5 months ago Eva contacted me about an error correction of her school essay in English. I gladly agreed because the topic was intriguing and she seemed to know her stuff, she just needed to brush up her style, grammar and vocab. We soon started chatting on Skype as well, sometimes with a webcam, first discussing academic writing, later exchanging ideas about Facebook, life abroad and even our personal lives.

I have never met Eva in person because she lives in Holland, over 1000km away. I don´t know if we would become friends in real life, have we been given the chance. But since I spend quite a bit of time online now, I don´t really care. I know that I can always rely on her if I need a piece of advice or just vent about silly stuff on a bad day. She´s a girl with a style who is not afraid to speak up her mind. I hope one day we shake hands and she meets my daughter."

Publish your piece of writing HERE in the comments so that others can now vote for you with the "Like" button.

WHAT CAN YOU WIN?
The first three with most "likes" can choose to receive:
- a coursebook on a chosen level with a CD-ROM
- a DVD in English (genre options: Drama, Comedy, Thriller, Document)
- a conversation lesson with me on Skype
- a 2-lesson writing course with various tasks which I will correct for you

THE DEADLINE: 22 August 2010

How to increase your chance to win: INVITE YOUR FRIENDS to EnglishBrno and they can vote for you!