I am a 57-year-old male, married, kids are grown, grandchildren are sprouting, 3 so far, and I was on Interpals years ago then fell off the grid because I did not have the time to chat as I did when I started. I originally came looking for friends in Russia as I studied Russian history and the middle east in high school and was curious to talk with people from that region. My teacher was from Russia, I will never forget the course, or the teacher, however, what I learned is that a lot of what I was taught and "steered to believe" was untrue. I was raised and educated during times we called the "cold war era", where America was "at odds" with the USSR, which is no longer of course, for better or worse I am not sure. I live in Florida, I have traveled, unfortunately not across the pond, mostly the Caribbean, Canada and Mexico. My two step daughters have had the pleasure of educating and traveling since all over Europe, from Holland to Spain, Italy and a lot of places my wife and I would love to see, however, raising 5 children between us was financially stressful and we are now facing some health and financial issues that make that impossible for now. At our age, we hope to accomplish that goal, to travel overseas, in the next 6 or 7 years depending on my wifes health and our financial abilities to do so. We both work from home, my wife is a nurse, 30 years in hospitals, now working for an insurance company from home, and I am in accounting/sales. We both enjoy what we do, and I would enjoy getting to know people from around the globe again and hearing insights from others in places I have yet to see and enjoy. Hope to hear back from you. Russell Pierpont

The monotony of my life, having spent almost 18 months enduring covid, the slow small businesses, the loss of so many small businesses, the mass of people that are now working from home and will probably be working from home is unbelievable. I have worked from home on and off over my adult life, I spent the last 6 years working from home however, it's my own company, so I have some leeway, but what I don't have is anything to do. I am bored and restless. I have a large number of free nights at the Hardrock Hotel south of my in Hollywood, FL. I think I am going to do just that, go and have some fun. Get off the PC, give the eyes a break, play a little Texas Holdem. I win more than I lose most of the time. I had a lot of Russian and English friends years back when I used to be active herein Interpals. Since I intend to stay active it would be nice to meet some people, guys, and gals welcome.