Hi there! my name is Neel, born 1991–07–21 in Israel. I speak Hebrew & English natively. I got a BA in linguistics and East Asian studies from Tel-Aviv University; now I work as a tutor in Haifa. My biggest passion right now is learning sign languages: I know a little bit of ASL and Israeli Sign Language, and I’d love to learn more—as a matter of fact, I’m planning to get my master’s in sign language linguistics. Currently my biggest concerns are with learning Chinese, Arabic, and French, for my line of work, but also ASL and Israeli Sign Language (or just about any sign language, actually—preferably British, Japanese, Levantine, French, and German) for my studies. I also need Russian (which I speak on a rather rudimentary level), both because of my Slavic roots I’d like to get more in touch with and because of the number of people from former Soviet countries who live around me. But I’m willing to learn just about anything, really. If you’d like to know a little more about me as a person, you’re welcome to look here: http://svartikotturinn.tumblr.com/About