Too bad she didn't stick with skating.
I had to look her up, too. She's quite a good skater, so we can be confident that at least some of that butt is real!
On the bright side, she definitely gives me hope that it's my Aspire XP blades and not my big boobs that are holding back my spins!
Thanks for the report.
My last name is Henry, but since I'm a woman, very few ask me again for my first name
And to jump off, I'll be darned if I understand why folks seem to be naming their kids Henry as a first name these days. I mean, I like cause it's my name, but I sure wouldn't pick it on purpose
) And no kissin cousins either 
Everybody named Henry in the US of A
Ever since I first saw Matteo Rizzo's name I thought it was strangely familiar, and I just figured out why. See, while virtually nobody aside from the people who live in either China or Korea knows him, but Matteo Ricci was a very influential figure regarding the spread of Chiristianity in East Asia, and as a proud history nerd I had associated the two of them. And now I can sleep at night, one less unsolved mystery circling my head
Well, following Beatrice on twitter got me curious, now I have Polish on my Duolingo list. I'm currently focused on Italian (and to an extent, Russian) now, but man at this rate I'll start learning all GS members' native languages
And another thing: I have a real life crush. For the first time. I'm kinda mortified. Oh well, he's going to the land of Javi Fernandez next year anyway, so all I gotta do is mope alone until I reach a bargain with myself (deep sigh)
I want to learn Japanese or Korean on the other hand, but I am afraid it will be too tough for me & I will get discouraged... I wonder if you would have some tips for a foreigner like me, how to start learning Korean and not get discouraged
our letter system, Hangeul, is easy to learn, scientifically confirmed. The language... it kinda is difficult, can confirm as a Korean lit major. Mostly because of 'honorifics', the different way of speaking when addressing somebody in a 'formal' way, kinda raising them up. Think how the French 'tu' and the singular 'vous' differ and it's of a similar vein, only it affects the whole sentence, not just the verb. But since I'm supposed to encourage you In the book which describes the principles of Hangeul and its invention say that "it can be learned within half a day for the enlightened, and even the dim-witted could learn it in 10 days", and once you know how to read Hangeul you'll be able to find tons of resources and helpful Koreans (including me) willing to help!
I have a similar story.
But first, I have Henry's on my mother's side, Henry's on my father's side and Henry's by marriage (not my marriage, I was born a Henry and I'll die one, it's not Spousal Unit's name. Any of them
So this one comes from the Henry's by marriage:
Yes, there was a Henry Henry. And what do they name the firstborn son? Henry Henry Jr.
Re: names, I always thought it was funny that my mom thought Elton John's name was John Elton! That's what she would call him!
so much! I enjoyed your summary thoroughly!
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Thanks again for taking the time to recap the stories.
Fortunately, they then went down another branch, and found somebody from England. And she was delighted!
