001: Greg's introduction Hey, all, I'm trying to learn French! Despite plenty of French courses in high school and college, my overall understanding of the language was waned considerably. I'm exceptionally fluent in English, however, insomuch as I am a graduate student pursuing a Master's degree within an English department in the U.S. Looking back, I've always had quite the passion for moving to Europe, working a meaningful job, learn multiple languages, and be a world traveller. I have the world traveller portion slightly conquered, yet I haven't followed through on the language aspect. Another important aspect of life that I'm lacking: FRIENDS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES! Seriously, though, I'd love to meet other folks from abroad. I will lend you my English if you lend me your language. Since I'm a student of English, I can most certainly help you become as conversational as possible. I know when to break the rules. I know English is a dominant language throughout the world, but it's a tough one. Let's be honest: English is a tough language. The great thing is that I have no problem telling people when the rules should be broken (hint: often). Conversational English is considerably different from written or formal English. Truthfully, I'm only on best English behavior when conversing in a formal setting or writing a serious paper/article. Who knows if there are people in the world who even WANT to become better at conversational/formal English, but I'm offering it. It's on the table. Any takers? In terms of life pursuits, I am a designer (interface, grahpics, experience, and usability and all good descriptors). Also, I'm teaching myself programming (Ruby on Rails!). Finally, I have a deep -seated love for anything relating to typography. It's an art form which finds itself firmly planted within the realm of design. Feel free to ask questions of me and I'll attempt to give you satisfactory answers! Happy to be here and my fingers are crossed that I'll learn a language (or two or three).