I grew up in Los Angeles speaking English and Japanese. I studied Russian in college and would like to get into it again. I really enjoy Russian literature, film, and music. For example, I enjoy Anton Chekhov, Vladimir Vysotsky, and Andrei Tarkovsky. I am a strong believer in learning from conversation. I studied Spanish, Latin, and Russian throughout school and they never stuck. Then, I lived briefly in Albania and I surprised myself how much I could learn when immersed in the culture. When I had no choice but to speak, speak, speak, I learned incredibly fast. So, I hope to practice speaking and communicating as much as possible :) If anyone wants to exchange teaching Spanish or Russian for English or Japanese, please feel free to reach out!