Link to information on commas -> http://edu-net.net/grammar/punctuation/commas.pps

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The German expression Erfahrung machen cannot be translated into English as "make ... experience". 
Some of the verbs we use with "experience" in English include "gain", "gather", and "have". 

Wrong: I made a lot of interesting experiences when I lived in Yemen.
Right: I had a lot of interesting experiences when I lived in Yemen.

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It was funny -> Es hat mich zum Lachen gebracht.

Es hat Spaß gemacht -> It was fun.

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gehört zu -> We usually use "belongs to" only in relation to Besitz.

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"gehört zu" has many possible translations in English:

gehören   

I. Verb/intransitiv  belong to (a. übertragen);  

gehören zu belong to (a. als Mitglied ), (einen Teil bilden von) a. be part of, (zählen zu ) rank (oder be) among;  unter eine Rubrik, usw. 

gehören  come (oder fall) under;  
wem gehört das Buch?  Whose book is this?, who does this book belong to?;  
gehört der Handschuh dir ?  Is this your glove?;  

er gehört zu den besten Spielern  He's one of the best players;  

die Sachen gehören in den Schrank  These things go into the cupboard;  

das Fahrrad gehört nicht in die Wohnung !  The flat is no place for a bike; 

es gehört zu seiner Arbeit  it's part of his job;  
das gehört nicht zur Sache  That's irrelevant;  
er gehört nicht zu dieser Sorte He's not like that; He's not that sort of person;  

dazu gehört Geld - You need money for that, 

... Zeit That kind of thing takes time;  

... Mut: it takes a lot of courage;  

es gehört nicht viel dazu  it doesn't take much;  
dazu gehört schon einiges  that takes a lot of doing, 

... an Frechheit: you've got to be pretty cheeky to do that;  

du gehörst ins Bett  you should be in bed; 

er gehört tüchtig verprügelt  what he wants is a good hiding;  

er gehört auf den Fußballplatz he ought to be playing football;  

II. Verb/reflexiv: 

das gehört sich nicht  it's not done;  

so gehört es sich auch  that's the way it should be;  

er weiß, was sich gehört he knows how to behave;  

wie es sich gehört  properly;  

ihr habt ja einen tollen Wagen - Wie sich's gehört  What do you expect?

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Glück haben - be lucky
glücklich sein - be happy

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In den letzten Tagen ....

in the last ... days / years

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"in der Nähe von" = near

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stand up -> wake / get up

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PLEASE TRY TO LEARN THIS; IT'S VERY IMPORTANT: The use of "the" in English is VERY different from the use of "der / die / das" in German. 

In English, whenever you use an expression with "the", you should ask yourself "which one"? For example: 
German: Die Genauigkeit ist wichtig in der Wissenschaft.
English: Accuracy  is important in science.

If you think you should say "The accuracy ...", ask yourself "Which accuracy?". You don't need "the" in this case because you're not talking about a "specific accuracy". 

However, if you say, "I'm wondering about the accuracy of this calculation". In the second sentence you need "the" because "accuracy" is specific => "of this calculation".

In the example sentence, you mean accuracy in general , so you don't use "the". The same is true about the word "science" in the example.

However, there are some exceptions: we talk about "the environment" and "the media", even though these are not really "specific". Crazy language!