Why I chose the English language. Hi! My name is Максим, but I prefer to use the more comprehensible and short form of it — Max. When I was 10 years old, we were having a dinner with my parents, and there was a news program on TV. They were telling on that day, December 8th, that it was the Anniversary of John Lennon's death; so I asked my parents who he was. And my old folks told me the whole story about the Beatles. I started to listen to their songs, and loved it very much. Of course, I was curious about the lyrics, so at first I tried to ask my parents to help me with the translation, but none of their English skills were good enough. I had to learn it by myself. With time passed, I began noticing inaccuracies in translations on our television, in movies, et cetera. My friends and family loved asking me about the true translation of what they've heard somewhere. It made me feel very good about myself. Sometimes, even my English teachers at school would ask me to translate something for them. When it was time to apply for a University, I tried the language course, but unfortunatelly couldn't bring the required quantity of diplomas. So, seeing me as just a regular high school graduate, the University Comission declined my application. Anyway, I never lost interest in learning foreign languages. Especially, English. And it is, by fact, the International language, so it's almost impossible to make a good progress in life without the ability of using English. --- Thank you very much for reading! Please, feel free to let me know what you think.