Привет! Меня зовут Alisha.
  Hi everyone!  I am glad to be here.  I started learning Russian a little over a year ago because I started dating a Russian.  He moved here from Russia with his family when he was 13.  His parents don't speak English very well and I wanted to connect with them better as well as him!
 
We are now married and I am continuing to learn!  I had to take a break for a while because the wedding planning was getting crazy, but now I'm jumping right back in!
 
As it turns out, I really enjoy learning Russian.  I enjoy foreign languages in general.  So I have now set my sights to becoming a Russian translator or even a linguist at some point in the future.  We will see where life takes me!