Greetings! Al salam alekum! I'm from Los Angeles, California, and I currently live in Tacoma, Washington. I teach English as a Second language to immigrant and international students at a college. I am learning Arabic informally at the moment, and I hope to study it formally in the future. I have made many Arabic friends up here, and I love the Arabic language, culture, music, and food. Most of my Arabic friends are Iraqi or Yemeni. I am hoping to learn more Arabic words and phrases. (^_^) Actually, now that I've been on here a few days, I see that this could also be a good place for me to improve my Spanish and add some more Russian, Romanian, and Vietnamese words to my vocabulary.Most of my students are Eastern European, Arabic, and Vietnamese. I probably have less of a need for Vietnamese language partners because I now have so many Vietnamese friends, but I guess it never hurts to add more. ;)