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I have started learning only one month ago, that was during the summer holidays, I want to go to Canada for three weeks and then participate in a course. I hope that I will improve it more or less.
I was born in 1967 in Zurich, Switzerland. It is a small city, but not as small as Basel or Geneva. I grew up in a suburb of Zurich. When I was 12, I moved with my parents to Spain.
Nice to meet you... Yes i need help in Portuguese. I am form Spain and I can help you with my native language if you have email or a phone, so that we can talk directly. Please call me.