Hello, my name is Samantha. I was born and raised in Germany and I speak both fluent German and English; therefore I am bilingual. I've been teaching myself Japanese from a young age and have been looking for ways to extend my knowledge. I've tried a variety of online language exchange programs; however, italki appears to be different as you are able to converse with other students/teachers in real time! I look forward to meeting all of my language exchange partners, and helping one another in learning a new language!