I love teaching Russian because my students are all very different and interesting people. Each student is from a different part of the world, so I can learn about different countries, customs, traditions, and cultures from them. As I teach them Russian, they teach me about the world.
And when my students begin to understand me, and then SPEAK in Russian, it is so amazing and exciting! It is like a small miracle, and I have been seeing this miracle with my students for the last 23 years!