1) I stumbled upon this forum while doing a google search for Russian language communities.

2) I lived in Russia in the early 1990's and recently reconnected with my friends, so I needed to brush up on my Russian again

3) I enjoy talking with people from so many different cultures and learning from them

4) I would like to see more westerners try to learn Russian. So many Russians learn English, and so few Americans know anything about Russia, Russian culture, or Russian language