No longer a teacher I've got no interest in teaching people on italki. I like to speak with friends, as a friend. Hopefully soon, my status will be one of a normal user/a student, and perhaps then, italki won't whine about my profile photograph.

"Long time no see". Well, Italkians - of new and old. How are you? For those of you who don't know me, I used to be a tutor on this site a long time ago, and I helped a lot of people (no, I won't check your exam papers for you). A lot has changed, so much so that I don't know where to begin with this update. I don't really teach English any more, my website/business didn't "take off", and I think the problem was the advertising; it's really hard to find the people who are looking for you (much like the rest of life). I had to move back home, to become a full time carer for my mother, who has ongoing mobility problems. This led me to build a "super computer" to play GTA V on, and I adopted a rescue kitten (called Amber). This life can be very lonely, as it's hard to meet people and it's impossible to even go out for a night. But you have to see the positives in all situations, I have a much nicer life than some people. I also started going to a boxing gym, just to get fit and have an outlet for stress. I'm currently renovating/decorating this house, as it's been neglected for a very long time. Every job I try to do, reveals three more serious ones that I didn't know about. But I enjoy the work and each success motivates me to carry on, treating it as though it were a puzzle which can easily be solved in time, with effort: patience. That's about it for now. I feel like I've aged over night, and time is speeding up more than ever. Wherever you are in the world, I hope your life is good, and I hope you're either living your dreams or you are travelling along the path which will take you to them. If you're nowhere near your dreams, I hope you're coping with what you dislike; that's a big part of life. Take care, Craig

Any help, today? Turkey, airport, a friend's being held there A guy I know @AkrobatikMC on Twitter, is being held in airport in Turkey. I don't know why, but they've told him to pay thousands of euros or live in the airport indefinitely. Could anybody contact him via Twitter to help him? He seems very worried and nobody is helping him.