Hi! This is my fist essay and it turned to be a bit philosophic :) Hello everyone, my name is Alesya and I live in Moscow or in a country house in Moscow region (near Klin, 70 km away from Moscow). I am here to improve my English (I believe my level is intermediate now) and find new friends. I am also planning to learn German, Spanish and French, but I haven't started yet :) What should I tell you about myself? Basic stuff like education, occupation, religion and hobby? That is not interesting, I'd like to tell you what I think about this life. Our life is a great gift and a great adventure. We do not know when, where and how it will end, and it should make us value every moment more and more, find pleasure in every little things, give this beautiful world all the help we can, all good we can give. I believe that if a person has a talents, a gift in some area, he is ought to give it to other people, to offer them some help which helps to develop his gift. I believe in a world with no borders, neither on the land, nor in mind. I dream about peaceful world where everyone is safe, everyone is valued and appreciated, where all people have ability to develop themselves. Unfortunately, we don't live in the world like that yet, but we can build it with our own hands. Cross-culture communication is the key to international peace, and learning a foreign language can help us with that. I believe, that I can fully understand other people only if I am talking with them in their native language. Language forms one's mind, thats why are all cultures so different. If you have seen the movie ''Arrival'', you know, what I am talking about. Knowing other languages will broaden my mind, knowing other people from different country will help it too. I am not only looking for language practice, I am looking for new friends and people who will tell me about their country, their culture and tradition. In return, I will tell you about real life in Russia and help to improve your Russian) Lets make this world better together and start bounding it by sharing our culture)