I am new as well, but I will tell you what I know so far: * Most of the links in the bar at the top are for paid services. The free stuff is all grouped up under Community to the right. * At the very very top right, there is your picture with a little drop-down arrow. That is where you can edit your profile, including adding more languages you are interested in. * As soon as you set up your profile (I don't know specifically what triggered it), people can start to find you in searches and send you messages. They will not always be looking for an even trade on language learning, but you can look at their profile and decide whether you are interested or not. * The notebook is where you can write a short essay on any topic you like, and native speakers can correct the whole passage for you. That's about what I have so far. Perhaps someone more experienced can give you more pointers, or you can ask about something more specific.

Hello Anton and welcome to Italki. * At the very very top right, there is your picture with a little drop-down arrow. That is where you can edit your profile, including adding more languages you are interested in. * As soon as you set up your profile (I don't know specifically what triggered it), people can start to find you in searches and send you messages. They will not always be looking for an even trade on language learning, but you can look at their profile and decide whether you are interested or not. * The notebook is where you can write a short essay on any topic you like, and native speakers can correct the whole passage for you. * The discussions is place where you can discuss on any topic you want. * Answers is a place where you can answer to the questions made by other people (something that has something to do with Russian language) * Language partner is a place where you can meet new friends. If you need classes, you can choose professional classes or informal classes and then you can choose your tutor who's going to lead you through the language journey so you can improve your language skills. Instant tutoring is a place where you can find a tutor who's online at the specific moment that is convenient to you so you can start with a class. I hope my comment was helpful.

Oh, thank you ;-) You are very kind

Also... welcome! :-)