Quote Originally Posted by justinwyllie View Post
@Antonio1986 - Я живу рядом с Оксфордом (Много лет назад я учился на Университете в Оксфорде) - зачем?

Thanks for your tip re. the word. It looks good only perhaps the imperfective? Я появлялся...
You should wait from a russian speaker!
It does not sound natural.
Я принимал участие sounds more natural. But it is not like showed up.