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I have always been fascinated with Russia and its language

I have always been fascinated with Russia and its language

For as long as I can remember, I was fascinated with Russia and its language. I remember hearing a Russian song as a teenager and thought it sounded so cool the lyrics were written in some cool text that I didn't understand, so I started buying books to learn Russian. However, I wasn't successful even after 20 years of trying to self-learn now and again. In 2019 I decided to realise my dream of visiting Moscow. It was incredible but I quickly realised that English was not spoken widely there and I promised myself that if I returned to Russia I needed to know the language fluently—fast forward a few years. I am now in my 40s and I finally decided to get a private teacher. I found Irina's website and decided to go for it. I now look forward to the class every week. What started as a hobby is now becoming my obsession. She is a very patient teacher and will explain her teachings until you understand them. I started in June 2024 and after just a few months I'm already feeling confident to read Russian text and even write in cursive, which I never thought would be possible as it was so intimidating to me. It's all thanks to the wonderful Irina .....

Trevor ODonnell