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	Create New Topic   My Posts   My forum buddies   Invite friends   Private messages Russian brides > Main Forum > Re-introducing myself Author Post xopowo Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/31/2009 4:15:02 AM   Hi Guys, I used to be a regular on these boards, but I took a long time off because... ...I live in Sevastopol, now. I work full time, am conversationaly fluent in Russian (though my own test for fluency is mch stricter: To watch a movie in Russian and undertsnad 90%...Still getting there.) And I have a beautiful, kind, funny, sweet girlfriend who was 19 when we met. Life isn't perfect here, but I am very happy. Anyway, guys like Martin (who has lived here on and off for years, if I recall) and others were a great help to me when I was first considering The Big Move, so I feel it's time to give back. Any questions, I'll be glad to try to answer. Na zdorove! Xopowo nick40 Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/31/2009 7:51:45 AM   tell me about Anastasia. There is a woman on there who seems really fantastic.... but all they all scammers as is said on this site?? Thanks, Nick myusername Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/31/2009 3:42:49 PM   How old's your girl now? How long did it take you to become fluent? Rag'n'Bull Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/31/2009 5:19:38 PM   Hi Mark / xopowo, Just saw your 'Mark' identity on the other thread, I vaguely recall conversing with you, nothing personal but so many come and go on this forum, and glad things are, kind of, working out for you. I don't think life will ever be perfect in Ukraine, but life isn't designed to be perfect anywhere, but, from experience, life in Ukraine can be interesting and enjoyable if one is around the right people. Cheers Martin xopowo Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/31/2009 5:34:03 PM   She turned 20 in November. I was conversationaly fluent before I moved here -- five years of very hard work. And it's funny, I think for the first few months here, my vocabularly actually shrunk. I mean, I was studying like crazy before, but the fact is, vocab is use it or lose. I mean, how often do you use a word like 'obstacle'? Go long enough, and it's out the window. But I got VERY quick at the core words one mostly hears in the course of a day, and at calculating the grammar for them all. But I still can't watch a movie and get more than half. And the news is still viciously fast for me. I'm a looong way from native speaker fluent. Which is why I moved here. It's an awesome language. I apologize if it's common knowledge on these forums, myunsername, but anyway, how's your Russian? myusername Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/31/2009 6:44:17 PM   Hey xopowo- My Russian consists of 2 slack months of Rosetta stone, google Language Tools, and recently installed language packs so I can actually type in Russian but it is slooooow going. I find myself lost quite a bit when trying to conjugate things properly. I try to punish myself when I try to pronounce Cyrillic characters in English, sometimes i wonder if I will ever get it right without just going there and having no other choice but to learn. That worked for me for Spanish, though I am still not a cunning linguist in Spanish either. Good news on the girl, another year down. Do you mind if I ask the difference in age? ragingbull Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 4/1/2009 12:23:44 AM   Hey xopowo, what kind of work do you do? bowhunter Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 4/1/2009 4:31:58 AM   Hello xopowo and welcome back. I am planning a trip your way in July. I have considered spending 6 months a year there when I retire. xopowo Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 4/1/2009 4:43:41 AM   Hi Guys, Sorry for the delay in answering. My night, your day kind of thing. Let's see: I am 41, so we have a 21 year difference. She's fine with it, I'm fine with it. Her father, a retired cop is fine with it, as is her mom, a city prosecutor. Honestly, they love me, as I love them, and as we love each other. Totally, completely welcomed me into their family. And though their native language is Ukrainian, they humor me and speak in Russian with me. (Though Dasha's Russian is superb, so clean and slang-free, her parents have a thick Ukrainian accent that makes it challenging.)In fact, Dasha and I communicate only in Russian. It's the main reason, of course, that my skills have improved as they have. One last bit about our age difference: I hope no one here will make any cracks about it. I'm sure no one would, but you never know. Dasha is amazing. She is a tri-lingual journalism major, with a crackling sense of humor and a stunning pair of legs. She is kind and generous and creative and outgoing. A bit jealous at times, but fantastic all the same. I teach guitar here, mostly. Some English lessons on the side. (I'm fortunate to teach the richest kid in town English. 15 Euro for 45 minutes.) Otherwsie, I'm making a whopping 50 uh per hour mÔ[ä7À guitar here. But I love it. Surely, it's literally ten times less than what I was making in Phoenix teaching guitar there, but so be it. I get by just fine here. And bowhunter, please...try to get your Russian going now. Yes, there are quite a few Americans here who don't speak much, if any, but it's just not as comfortable for them, and understandably so. Your Reply: Your name:   New Registration Password:   Forgot password?   refresh Code:   Russian brides > Main Forum > Re-introducing myself
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