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#1:  !Galochka: ( ) : 03 2007 06:49
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#2: Galochka: ( ) : 03 2007 06:55
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So,let me be the first to tell you a few words about myself!As you see from my nickname,my name is Galina.I have been living in the USA for about 2 years and work here as a teacher at the Public School System.Back in Russia I was teaching English and Spanish at the University and lived in the South of Russia,in the town called Stavropol.I just loved and love teaching!
For about one year now I have been very fond of cross -stitching,so you can also often see me here at the forum in the topics related to cross-stitching.And I want to learn sewing too-it is in my plans!
I love foreign languages,travelling and much more!
Nice to meet you!!!

#3: gannka : 06 2007 09:27
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Hi!
I am Anna from Kharkiv, Ukraine, but now live in USA (Michigan). I am stay at home mom of two boys, who have outpaced me in learning English. I enjoy crafts, mostly crochet, but also some knitting, embroidery and whatever I can laid my hands on. I have blog on http://gannka.blogspot.com/, you can see some of my work here.
Nice to meet you!

#4: Galochka: ( ) : 08 2007 23:51
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Gannka,nice to meet you!I am also living in the USA.How long have you been living here? 8-)

#5: gannka : 09 2007 04:13
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I live here for over seven years now.
Where in USA do you live?

#6: Galochka: ( ) : 09 2007 06:22
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gannka
live in Tennessee,Nashville for 2 years now.

#7: gannka : 09 2007 07:30
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Quite far away from me

#8: Galochka: ( ) : 09 2007 08:04
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Unfortunately it is far away... Crying or Very sad

#9: gannka : 09 2007 09:11
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We just got snow today. It was so not like winter all December. +10C is not the right temperature this time of the year. Hope there will be more snow tomorrow to make snowmen. My children cannot wait for this. YOu don't usually get snow in TN, right?

#10: Galochka: ( ) : 10 2007 01:03
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Oh!Snow is very very very rare in TN. For me it is even funny- when there is some snow here,children don't go to school! Laughing Can you imagine if it was the same for Siberia,heheh! Children wouldn't go to school most of the year...

#11: nympha: Russia(Orenburg) - Egypt(Cairo) : 26 2007 01:03
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Hello everybody Smile I'm Ekaterina or just Katya. So nice to see that the English forum is here and even the topic I've opened in the old forum (interesting facts) still exists 8-)

I'm Russian, from South Ural (Orenburg in particular). Married and moved to Cairo. I've been here for 2 years. At the very moment I don't work, had to quit 1 month ago (bad story, don't want even to remember Crying or Very sad ) Anyhow in general I'm a musician, finished musical colledge and enjoed my job in musical school, plus I used to study linguistics. So I like everything connected to languages in any form Smile So nice to meet here both of you, Gannka and Galochka Smile

I adore sewing, cross-stitch embroidery, reading, cooking, house planting. So ready to share any info with you  !

See you here Smile

#12: Diavona: , : 02 2007 11:05
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Hi! My name is Evguenia (Jenny). I'm from Vladivostok. I'm 23 and I'm married. I have a little son Timofey (Timmy), he is 1 year and 11 month now. And we will celebrate his second birthday on the 26th of January.
I graduated from the Far-East State Technical University, Vladivostok in 2005. My major is Chinese and English. I was working as secretary and intepreter. Now I'm not working and sitting at home with my little child.
My hobby is beadmaking. You can look through my works here - http://www.womanshobby.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=3862

#13: Galochka: ( ) : 02 2007 19:12
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Diavona
Welcome! I have just had a look at your beadwork.It is terrific!You really have a very special style and much talent! 8-)

#14: Diavona: , : 04 2007 08:39
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#17: Galochka: ( ) : 28 2007 05:15
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#18: blesk : 22 2007 00:57
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#19: blesk : 22 2007 00:59
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#20: : USA : 14 2007 08:54
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Hi everyone!!! Im Olga, I live in States, have been married for little over three years and have three beautifull children-two girls and a boy. Im 26 years old, live in States for 10 years, went to school for two years and my english isn't very good, which doesn't really matter, since I don't work, I'm staying at home mom. I love to knit and croshet and I love to bake.
It's very nice to see you all in here, and I hope to see you all here soon! !

#21: Galochka: ( ) : 10 2007 21:33
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Hey,everybody!!! Girls where are you? Of ocurse,sumer is the time to enjoy.Let's share our summer experiences!  !

#22: : Krasnodar, Russia : 16 2007 06:06
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My name is Alida, my family and I live in Krasnodar, Russia. I enjoy knitting and crocheting. I am still learning Russian. I feel insecure writing in Russian because my grammar is poor, !

I enjoy knitting and crocheting. I have been in America for a few months on holiday. I leave for Russia on Friday. I am afraid that I will have forgotten all of my Russian lessons! Crying or Very sad

#23: Galochka: ( ) : 16 2007 17:11
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Alida,welcome to our forum.That is amazing! You are going to live in Russia and I am just back from the USA.What part of the USA have you been living? I have been living in Nashville,TN for 2 years.So,I understnad how nervous you must be feeling!That is not an easy thing to get used to living in another culture!

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#25: : Krasnodar, Russia : 17 2007 00:09
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Galochka,
I have been in California, Kansas, New Mexico, Texas, Arizona and Oklahoma since February of this year. My family and friends all live in different states. We tried to visit as many as possible.

Getting used to a different culture is hard at times but, I do love living in Russia. We moved to Krasnodar in 2005 and stayed until February 2007. Now we are heading back on Friday and we are very excited!!

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#26: Galochka: ( ) : 17 2007 14:47
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Alida, I am living in the South of Russia too,if you have ever heard about the neighbor area called the Stavropol territory.Perhaps you have been here too,have you?
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#27: : Krasnodar, Russia : 18 2007 10:27
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I have not been to Stavropol but I have heard of it!

So far I have only been to Moscow, Krasnodar and Anapa... I desire to see more of Russia!

#28: Galochka: ( ) : 18 2007 16:06
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Then welcome to Stavropol! Then I also recommend you to see St.Petersburg!It is really something! How long have you been learning Russian?

#29: : Krasnodar, Russia : 19 2007 01:48
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I have studied Russian for over a year. It is a very beautiful but difficult language to learn.


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#30: Galochka: ( ) : 19 2007 16:40
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Just one year...Then you must be very smart if you speak Russian after one year of studies! ! I know Russian is very difficult to learn!Do you speak any other languages?

#31: : Krasnodar, Russia : 20 2007 09:31
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I don't think my Russian is very good. I know my grammar is very bad. I learned Spanish in school... I can read it better than speaking it!

Do you speak any other languages?

#32: Galochka: ( ) : 20 2007 16:35
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Yes, I speak Spanish quite fluently! And I love it!
Is there anything you dislike in Russia or seems strange to you?

#33:  : 23 2007 04:21
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Hi! Confused My name is Natasha. I don't speak english. I learn this language in university (and learned in school) but Crying or Very sad because I use english only lessons. May I come to you sometimes? I'm sorry for my mistakes...

#34: Galochka: ( ) : 24 2007 00:07
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Natasha ,you are very welcome to join us! I will be able to help you in any way I can!!!

#35:  : 25 2007 15:20
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Thanks for your kindly reception! Do you know why nobody come to this theme?

#36: Galochka: ( ) : 25 2007 18:09
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I have no idea,Natasha, mnay people are visiting thses pages,but not so many dare to reply.That is a pity!!! Crying or Very sad

#37:  : 26 2007 12:47
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Yes ...

#38: Galochka: ( ) : 27 2007 20:11
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I am wishing everybody Happy New 2008 Year! Let all your dreams and plans come true! Be happy and enjoy our wonderful life! ...

#39:  : 29 2007 07:49
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Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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#41: meteliza : 30 2007 15:14
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Happy New Year!
best wishes!


#42: Hosta: : 31 2007 10:37
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Happy New Yaer!
Good luck!

I vizit this page.  !
I read short story only. I would like to talk bet it'll in next life. Wink

#43: Billy Budapest : 02 2008 21:25
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone! All the best for 2008!

I've been up to my ears in Christmas company. Now that everyone has left I'll stop by more often. !

#44: Gulnara: Almaty/Gdansk/Grimsby UK : 05 2008 04:39
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Hi everybody!!! Happy New Year, and the best for 2008!!!
My name is Gulnara, I living to Grimsby, UK. My english very poor. We coming to England 5 month ago from Poland. I have 2 daughter Zanna 10 old year and Victoria 7 old year and my partner Mike.
I speak languages Russian and Polish very good.
My hobby is it knitting and crochet. I don't working...
so... !
...I am kazakhish.. Razz

#45: Galochka: ( ) : 05 2008 23:32
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Gulnara,welcome !!! Cool We are so glad to see you here!!!Join us!!!

#46: Gulnara: Almaty/Gdansk/Grimsby UK : 06 2008 03:19
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Thank You very much, Dear!! I'm very happy. I would like to look ... often..

#47: Galochka: ( ) : 06 2008 17:33
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 ! Merry Orthodox Christmas to everyone!!!

#48: diusha: Sydney, Australia : 08 2008 06:51
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Hi girls!
I was only coming to have a quick look before but now will do my best to come frequently and catch up with you Smile
Welcome, Gulnara!  ! I love to crochet and knit too!

#49: yoshta: - : 08 2008 08:01
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Hello, girls!  !
My name is Nataliya.
I am from Kharkov, Ukraine. But now I live in Moscow
I understand English a little but I cannot speak.
But I need to know how to write. Because I want to translate my blog into English. (I am writing master classes on crochet Confused )

I hope you will help me improve my knowledge of English

Thank you very much for this theme
diusha, Nadezhda, glad to see you in the topic
Hosta, I told you at the welcome that I saw you in an interesting theme Wink

#50: Ira.C.: Sacramento : 08 2008 11:32
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I hope, you won't mind... Confused
yoshta ():
Hello, girls!  !
My name is Nataliya.
I am from Kharkov, Ukraine. But now I live in Moscow
I understand English a little but I cannot speak.
But I need to know how to write. Because I want to translate my blog into English. (I am writing master classes on crochet Confused )

I hope you will help me improve my knowledge of English

Thank you very much for this theme


Hi, I am Natalie!
Originally I am from Kharkov, but now I live in Moscow. Although I understand English, I can't really speak. My writing skills need improvement as well, especially since I am planning on translating crochet tutorials from my web blog into English.
I hope to improve my skills with your help,
thank you again for this discussion thread.

Confused

#51: Galochka: ( ) : 08 2008 18:19
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I am so excited that this year has begun with new girls on our pages.Thank you for joining us,girls!

#52: Hosta: : 08 2008 20:33
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Hosta, I told you at the welcome that I saw you in an interesting theme Wink[/quote]
Very Happy Thank you. I like english and crochet too. . .  !

#53: diusha: Sydney, Australia : 09 2008 06:12
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Morning, girls!
yoshta-Natasha, it's so nice to meet you here too! Good luck with your English classes and the blog! When we came to Australia, I was so scared to speak English with local people (and it's after 5 years in the Uni Confused ), and even now after 3 years here I prefer to write emails instead of phoning. Very Happy .
Many thanks for your welcome, Galochka and also for the New Year stories!

#54: Galochka: ( ) : 09 2008 20:57
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Diusha,you are welcome!

#55: diusha: Sydney, Australia : 16 2008 05:10
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Hello again, hope you are all well!
Can you imagine, girls, we had our 6th wedding anniversary last Saturday and completely fogot about it (both!) Very Happy My mother-in-law reminded us on the phone, but it was too late, about 10pm. I'll better put a reminder in my calendar for the next year, otherwise I'll miss out on the present again! Crying or Very sad

#56: Galochka: ( ) : 16 2008 19:45
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Diusha,Congratulations on your aniversary!I hope it is not too late to get a good present!!!!


#57: diusha: Sydney, Australia : 30 2008 06:22
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Very quiet here...
Ok, some news from Australia for you:

We had Australia Day celebrations last weekend and I have some new photos in my gallery - click here if you're interested
In general - crowds of people in the city, fleet parade, old cars parade, shows for kids, music, fireworks at night and nice weather! ... The second day was quieter - just barbeque and beach (look at the last picture Laughing )
Finally, on Monday we had a holiday too - to have some rest after too many parties!

#58: Galochka: ( ) : 30 2008 20:04
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How wonderful! Happy Australia Day!!! !
Do Australians also cook barbecue for holidays? It si yummy!

#59: diusha: Sydney, Australia : 31 2008 05:42
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Oh, yes! Aussie love barbeque! Nearly every park (big or small) has a special barbeque area with electric BBQ installed - and most of them are for free, only in some you need to insert a coin to start it.
Also, in shops you can get barbeque sausages, ready-to-cook steaks and kangaroo meat Very Happy
And, of couse, there is a home barbie in every second backyard here - very popular, especially in summer.

#60: Galochka: ( ) : 01 2008 12:01
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What does kangaroo meat taste like? Wink

#61:  .: : 28 2008 12:41
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Good morning to everyone! My name is Olga, I've just registered here. I'm twenty-four years old. Maybe my English isn't good enough but I hope you'll excuse me for it. I live in St.-Petersburg and I love my native city very much. My interests are rather wise but most of all in my life I enjoy studying of different languages. Let's be friends!

#62: yoshta: - : 28 2008 12:45
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#63:  .: : 28 2008 12:48
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Thank you. It's very important for me to be met so friendly!

#64: Galochka: ( ) : 01 2008 00:49
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Olga welcome to our pages! We are very glad to get to know a new English fan! Hope we will often see you here! Wink

#65:  .: : 01 2008 02:10
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Thank you Galochka. I'm happy to meet such unique person whom I have so much in common with. Sorry if I've made some mistakes. Confused

#66: Galochka: ( ) : 06 2008 21:45
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Olga,don't worry about mistakes! The more you practice the less is the chance of making more mistakes!

#67: diusha: Sydney, Australia : 10 2008 04:30
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. - a very warm welcome to you!  ! Hope you will like it here!

Galochka - sorry that I missed your question about the kangaroo meat (I was sure I replied but... Rolling Eyes ) Yes, it's yammy and also considered very healthy because kangaroos are free-ranged, not grown at the farms. It is lean but tender than beef (which is the the most popular meat here).

#68:  .: : 10 2008 16:01
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diusha, thank you. It's very pleasant for to feel the friendliness here. Smile

#69: Ellee: , : 10 2008 23:24
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#70: diusha: Sydney, Australia : 13 2008 02:45
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Ellee - welcome! (I am originally from Belarus too, my mum lives in Gomel.)

#71: Ellee: , : 13 2008 17:01
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diusha, !!! !

I live in Minsk, and in Gomel there lives my brother with your family. So I well know your native city

#72: Galochka: ( ) : 13 2008 20:15
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Elle !!!

#73: Ellee: , : 13 2008 21:36
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Galochka,

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#74: diusha: Sydney, Australia : 14 2008 04:44
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Ellee - I personally know 7 families here in Sydney from Belarus Very Happy We are friends with most of them and love to get together
(All husbands are programmers... - as you can see, there is a demand in Australia for such professionals Wink )

#75: Ellee: , : 14 2008 09:06
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diusha, and to Belarus to come back do not gather?

#76: diusha: Sydney, Australia : 18 2008 06:15
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Ellee - I would love to visit Belarus more often but Sad it's a long way from here and quite expensive if we all three travel together. As for coming back - I don't know Confused My husband is sure he doesn't want to return but I'm not so sure...

#77: Ellee: , : 18 2008 17:47
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diusha, if there is a work and the arranged life why and to not remain. Badly only that native is very far from you are...

#78: Afra : 20 2008 14:28
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hi everybody Smile I am Nadia.I would like to talk end impruve my English skills

#79: Galochka: ( ) : 21 2008 18:57
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Nadia,welcome! ! ! ! !

#80: : : 09 2008 22:21
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hi.
i'm anya Very Happy .

#81: diusha: Sydney, Australia : 10 2008 07:39
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Nadia and Anya - nice to meet you!  !

#82: Galochka: ( ) : 12 2008 23:35
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Anya,welcome! Cool

#83:  : 22 2008 23:54
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Hello! I'm Kate Smile

#84: Alinushka: : 28 2008 12:10
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Hello everyone
I am quite surprised that there are so many people on this forum who desire to improve their languages Cool I mean,I've never seen something like this on any other hobby forum before  !
Something about me. I am student of Office Management, specialisation Management Assistant. What is English for me? A foreign language? Well, I would not dare to say this anymore Very Happy Since I have been here I speak English more often than Russian Confused English (and French) are among the most important courses of Management Assistant. Well, roughly speaking, a MA is supposed to speak business English fluently Smile I do speak fluently, but still do not know all the business terms Smile
I adore cats My cat is on my avator. My hobby is cross-stitching. I like travelling and chatting (live!) with others Razz
It is rather difficult for me to find here live-friends, because Belgians are quite closed persons.... So, I would like to get more acquaintances and some new friends

#85: diusha: Sydney, Australia : 29 2008 06:16
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Kate and Alinushka - welcome!  !

Alinushka, how long have you lived in Belgia? Do you know any other people with Russian background? It was a real surprise for me to find so many people from Russua, Belarus, Ukraine etc here in Australia!

#86: Alinushka: : 29 2008 14:44
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diusha I have lived here already 6 years Smile
There are a lot of people from formal USSR. But most of them(I would dare to say 85%) are (fake)refugees and they don't really like people who have got here all rights, documents, benefits etc. They have nothing.
When I arrived here, I tried to become friends with them. But I have Belgian citizenship, I get quite huge scholarship, I can do whatever I like and want. So the russian speaking refugees, were quite angry with me and always reproaching me, that I came here and got everything ready. Then I started dating one of them. When I decided to break up, I was very bad for all of them and they were telling me: "Why couldn't you marry him, give him the papers and then break up? You're such a bitch, because you didn't!" Sad
So I finished my relations with the biggest part of them. I agree that it's not nice to generalize, but my experience is quite sad. I am sorry, if someone from here feels bad and angry reading that  ! Maybe it's just me who was so unlucky to meet wrong people  !
However, my best friend is a Russian, from Moscow. She was also a refugee, but a real one, not fake, as the biggest part. Another friend of mine is also russian, from Omsk, but she is here legal as well -married to a Belgian.
Afterwards I met my current boyfriend - he is a Moldavian, as I am Very Happy But not refugee. He came here to do his PhD. Via him I met other people from Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova etc, but who came here to work/study. Contacting "high skilled emigrants" (this is their status here Very Happy ) is a pleasure because they have almost the same rights, they don't have any reason to envy anyone, they have houses, cars, all types of insurance, quite high salaries...
Why I am telling this - because I don't want to be a snobe, who says - I don't want to contact russian-speaking people here, without giving a reason.
I don't know how it's in Australia? Is it the same? Do you contact with others?

#87: Galochka: ( ) : 29 2008 23:20
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WELCOME, girls! Wink

#88: diusha: Sydney, Australia : 30 2008 06:48
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Alinushka, we came to Australia as 'skilled migrants' and permanent residents. My husband is a programmer so he was the main applicant. And all our friends here also arrived as skilled migrants, maybe that's the reason that we are all good friends, no reproaches, no offences! Smile
There used to be refugees coming to Australia from former USSR earlier but not now - as far as I know. And most of them were of Jewish background and they now are elderly people. I know some of them but not well enough.
We received Australian citizenship a couple of months ago so now we can have all benefits etc if need be.
It's a pity the situation with the Russian-speaking refugees is so sad in Belgia Sad

#89: Alinushka: : 30 2008 12:07
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diusha I heard a lot of nice things about Australia Cool It is a country which I would like to visit Smile But not at the moment, my scholarship is not that high Very Happy
About refugees - it's quite difficult to get as a refugee to Australia Smile and it's easy to come to European countries, because most of them come illegally and then try to regularize themselves Sad
However, it's not the point to be so much discussed
How long have you lived in Australia? My mom has a friend living there, and she was telling my mom that the nature is really marvellous; parrots everywhere, squirrels eating from your table almost no winter and very hot summer and to make a joke: are there a lot of kangoroos jumping everywhere? Razz
It's quite funny, that curiosity never goes away Very Happy even if you already live in a nice place Rolling Eyes

#90: diusha: Sydney, Australia : 02 2008 09:12
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Alinushka, we've been here for 3 years. We live in Sydney and yes even here you can see different parrots flying around and they sometimes come to your balcony - white cockatoos, rainbow lorikeets and rosellas. Local "squirrels'' are called possums, they usually hide during the day and go out at night, you can hear them running on the roof Smile No kangaroos in the city - but we saw some grazing together with cows on the farms in the rural areas Very Happy And you can buy a kangaroo steak for barbeque from ordinary supermarkets if you wish Wink
In regards to weather, here in Sydney we don't have real winter, it's more like very long but warm! autumn suddenly turning into spring. It's "winter" here now but we had nice weather on the weekend - about 20 degrees in the sun. Raining today but still warm. Even at night it's never below zero, but sometimes can be very close to it - especially in the mountaints on the west of Sydney. Last summer was unsually rainy and cool, but a friend of us was telling that in 2004 the temperature was over 40 nearly all summer. It was like that in Melbourne and Adelaide this year but not in Sydney - it seemed to me that we didn't have summer at all (most of the day I sit in the office and miss all the sun Mad )

#91: : : 30 2008 15:08
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Wow! Looks like it's really international (at least inter-city) portal Smile
That's great!

As to me myself, I am from Kazakhstan, Almaty
and very happy to join all of you Smile

#92: Lesya_M: : 19 2008 22:12
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Hi everyone! Nice to meet you  !
I'd like to improve my English too (like most of you here)
And I wish you a Happy New Year and Christmas
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#93: tundra: : 01 2009 18:21
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Hi! My name is Natasha. I live in Australia. Sorry, my English is not very good. I learn english here. When I was young I learned French. I have not native friends. What a pity

#94: : : 05 2009 03:29
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Hello everybody!
My name's Yana, but all called me Indra (nickname).
I'm 24 y.o. And i'm livi in Russia, in the small town - Glasov, Udmurtia.
I'm bisnes (?) lady and i have on-line shop Omfal Fenix.
I'm merried, my husband's name is Konstantin.
We have two cats - Absent and Ares (at the home's name is Masya), and one half-wolf (puppy) - Shaman.
In the free time i do () interesting things technics of decoupage.
Also i write book.

#95: Rino4ka : 15 2010 03:52
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Hello everyone.
My name is Rina and I learn English everyday in past 4 years. Its going well but not great Smile But enough for free reading on English or to watch movies without translation and to be able to explain myself Smile
I like cats, house riding, thrillers and horror movies. I love ocean and very hot weather. I owe 4 cats right now and 2 huge aquariums
I'm very creative person with a lot of hobbies and interests. And of course I love to cross-stitch Smile Also I'm a collector I collect boil jointed dolls. So this hobby makes me to create dresses and accessories for my dolls. Right now I'm trying to learn how to make pretty thing from modelling clay. Its quite fun but need more practice and special instruments to work with.

#96: Ellee: , : 15 2010 08:34
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Rino4ka
Hello
Nice to meet you Smile



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