I was born and raised in New York, I lived in Spain for a few months while in college. English is my first language, and I work as a Spanish teacher. I also sometimes teach English. I really, really want to learn Russian - it's just beautiful and intriguing. I am interested in almost any language. One other thing, I use a chromebook, so I don't have Skype. But, if you want to google-chat, I'd love to meet some fellow linguists!