"Obsessed a" in now monitoring my sleep habits? Geez. Is it any wonder women don't like him.
If he is so obsessed with the habits of a MAN halfway around the world - imagine how he would be with women.
THIS is probably him talking to girl he just met:
"And by the way.... I saw you turned your bedroom light on at 1:34 last night and it stayed on for four minutes. Did you get up to go to the bathroom or we're you cheating on me by calling another man?"
I'm not a fan of Rosetta Stone, it is a lot of work and prep. for it. You would definitely have to commit time and patience to learn from RS. However, I've had pretty good success with Pimsleur Russian. In 8 lessons, all AUDIO. It was good enough to learn the basics. I mean, you can speak, listen, and get around without any efforts. I used it religiously for 2 weeks prior to going to Ukraine, and it does wonders. Just 8 lessons! And for $10, it wasn't bad.
I bought the 30 lesson Russian by Pimsleur for $90 (used). And I tell you this program is damn good. 30 minutes a day, for 3 months (yes you may need to repeat a lesson) will get you to speak conversational Russian with native speakers. Other skills such as reading and writing can be learn easy in other programs. I think Speaking is 75% of the battle in learning a language. And like how little kids learn a language...they learn how to talk before writing and reading. That method is what Pimsleur focuses on and it is a good program that isn't expensive.