First notebook entry: Introducing myself

I live and work in Ottawa, Canada. The city is largely bilingual and there are employment opportunities for those who are fluent in both French and English.

Most of my work expereince has been in half French environments - ski instructing, construction, and the federal government. When I make the effort I can understand a large portion of conversations that I know the subject of, but I'm looking to increase my speaking/writing abilitiy. Really, I'm looking to develop some French language ability without the embarassment of speaking really broken French to fluent friends and co-workers.

I am fluent in English and university educated, and I am more than willing to converse with anyone looking to learn.