<p>First notebook entry: Introducing myself</p> no entry for weirdows Chinese ppl who want to exchange languages are warmly welcomed Hello world ,my name is Avner 36 <br>I'm currently (till 14/5/12) in Beijing and looking for a trustworthy person to be able to <br> Exchange knowledge About languages while making friendship and maybe hanging out <br> I can speak English and Thai <br>Languages fluently Hebrew is my first language <br>I've been learning Chinese for 1.5 years by now I can read more than 3500 characters <br>I can write maybe 500 but I only speak about 50 words with a lot of hmms and buts in between <br>That's coz I mostly learnt by myself through books while living out side of china <br>Right now I'm learning in a language school in Beijing but an additional reenforcement <br>From actually using Chinese in real life situations is required if anyone out there wants <br>To improve his her English While doing fun like activities in a public place so it will be safe ( playing sports going to a coffee shop or good pizza place or simply enjoying the city of Beijing Please contact me my time here in Beijing is limited <br>So we better start our acquaintance as soon as possible <br>(I can't send a pic for some reason right now I fear my pics files are too"heavy " for this site <br>Anyhow I'll send it to anyone who contact me through email )