Hello!

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New to this community and enjoying the exchanges immensely, I just wanted to introduce myself ...

I'm an American woman of French-Canadian descent.  English is, of course, my native language and I've also been speaking my ancestral language (French) since childhood. Almost two years ago, I decided to learn Russian.  Inspired initially by having met a Russian-speaking man, I'm now pursuing my studies out of love for the language itself.  It is rich, it is logical (at least, more so than English or French) and it has become nearly as beautiful-sounding to my ears as French.

As an addition to my intensive studies over the internet with a wonderful teacher in Odessa (whom I even visited in person during the summer of 2007!), I find this community a great help. 

Thanks!