My First Exposure to Russian Women

I first came across the whole idea of dating a Russian woman by accident. I got an email from out of the blue from ICQ, which asked if I wanted to post my picture and bio on their website. I was not dating anyone at the time and went ahead and sent the info to them on a lark.

Within a short period of time, I received an email from a woman named Larisa, from Ukraine, who spoke pretty good English. We corresponded back and forth for a few months. She asked me to meet her in Austria. I agreed.

I set up a ten-day trip for the two of us through Austria. At the end of a couple of days, it was obvious to me that we were not compatible. We still had eight more days of our trip together. I sucked it up, and in spite of our incompatibility, I managed to enjoy myself.

However, I resolved that I would no longer waste the time and expense of a major trip on one person I had never met. I vowed that on my next trip, I would visit a number of women so I would not relive the experience of budgeting a lot of time and money for a woman who turns out to be incompatible with me.

From my experience with Larisa, I concluded that I would be able to tell within a matter of a few days, if there was anything that was going to happen between another woman and I. I could tell if I liked her. I could tell if she liked me. I would experience her different moods. She would find out if she liked being with me.

If one or another situation was less than perfect, I knew that at least I would be moving on in a matter of days. Also, I could compare my experiences with each woman that I had met.

John Kunkle has been married to a Russian women for over five years. He has travelled the path from finding her, to traveling to Russia, to bring his wife to America, and adjusting to married life. He will show you step by step how to do this yourself.

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A Brief History Of Table Tennis

If you watch the sports channels on TV, such as ESPN, a lot, you're likely to catch a game of table tennis every so often. Table tennis, often called ping pong, is played on a wooden table, with a plastic ball and paddles covered in rubber and a net dividing the playing surface. It is sometimes called the miniature version of tennis since the rules are so similar.

Table tennis is a fun and exciting sport and it is easy to learn. A big advantage to taking up table tennis is that you don't need to spend a lot of money on expensive equipment. The most expensive part is obviously the table. You can find inexpensive ping pong sets, consisting of the net, 2 paddles and a number of balls, in almost any department store in the toy or sporting goods section.

The game of table tennis was invented in England in the 1880's by rich Victorians looking for an activity to be played indoors. When the game was first played, books served as a net, a knot of string or a champagne cork was used as a ball and cigarette box lids were employed as paddles. Apparently people enjoyed this newly invented game with its make-shift equipment, since it continued to grow in popularity.

Improvements were made to the equipment during the early 1900's. The balls were being made from celluloid and the paddles consisted of a piece of rubber glued to a wooden handle. The word ping pong originated because of the distinctive sound the ball made when hit with the rubber paddle. And Parker Brothers opted to go with the ping pong name when they introduced the game to the United States.

With the commercial availability of the equipment, the game continued to grow in popularity and the first tournament was held in 1902. In 1921 the Table Tennis Association was founded in England and less than 10 years later, the first World Championships also took place there.

Over time the sport spread to other parts of the world. In the Far Eastern countries, such as China, it is called ping pong, while in other countries similar terms in the native language are used.

The 1950's rolled around and other innovations were made. As an example, a sponge layer was added to the paddles over the rubber, making the paddles lighter and easier for the players to use. And finally, after being around for more than a century, table tennis was included as an Olympic Sport in 1988.

In the latter part of 2000, the international body governing the rules of table tennis introduced more changes. They decided to increase the size of the plastic ball used in tournaments from 38mm to 40mm. This was an attempt to slow the game down a little. They also made changes to the way the game was scored, now using a 11 point system as opposed to the traditional 21 points, which makes each set fast and exciting for the players and spectators.

Enjoy your experiences with table tennis, and remember to keep your eye on the ball.

Evert DuToit is the webmaster and publisher of http://www.tabletennisfacts.com/ where you'll find informative articles on table tennis.

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