I was looking for a forum to which I could make a short entry about myself, but there isn't one for member introductions. So, I figured I would come here to introduce myself and get acquainted with some of the members of this website! I am a native English speaker very interested in traveling the world, learning different cultures and speaking many languages in my lifetime. I started with Spanish because I dated a Guatemalan girl for three years, but we recently broke up. I know how to get my point across in Spanish and I understand more than I speak. I decided that I would discontinue my Spanish efforts and move to a new language, something different, more challenging. That's when I picked up Russian! I haven't dived completely into Russian, considering I don't really know where to start... I have a copy of Rosetta Stone but I don't think I like it's methods...

For instance, it told me that "man" was (I forgot what it is in Russian), but using google translate it comes out to "male." Why is this so? Is that how it is in Russia? Do I say "The male is eating breakfast" rather than "The man is eating breakfast"?

I am a 16 year old home school student, I am able to program in Visual Basic, C++ and C#, I've developed numerous applications for different people over time. My favorite thing in the world to do is learn! If you want to know more, just ask!