Looking for Pen Pal, person who would like to exchange learning help

Dear forum readers:
My wife is Polish. We travel to Poland about once per year. I have been learning the language for about 8 yrs. At this point, I know basic vocabulary and have good familiarity with the grammer, including all the tenses, etc. What I need is someone with whom I can exchange e-mails. Sometimes I want to write something simple to my parents-in-law, but find it really hard. I would like someone who would be ready to translate very simple and very short e-mails (into Polish) to help me learn. I would be happy to help with your English. I am an experienced language learner, work as a translator for German>English.

Hallo!
Ich bin auch Uebersetzer aus dem Englischen ins Deutsche sowie aus dem Deutschen ins Englische. Allerdings nur aus dem Polnischen kann ich uebersetzen, nicht umgekehrt, denn ich bin in den USA quasi zweisprachig Englisch/Deutsch aufgewachsen.

And so as the Administrator doesn't delete my post, quick re-cap in my "second" mother tongue. I too am a translator, but I only translate texts from Polish into, resp. English or German, not vice-versa.

Marek

Hi Marek,
Thanks for the reply. I'm looking for someone whose native language is Polish but who would like to have a native-English penpal so we can practice our Polish and English and get tips, etc.
Meine Muttersprache ist Englisch. Ich habe Deutsch erst mit 23 Jahren als Austauschstudent gelernt. Ich übersetze nur aus dem Deutschen ins Englische, vermittele aber auch Aufträge in die umgekehrte Richtung.

hi again!

Well, looks as though you've found the right place.
If I can be of assistance, my e-mail address is also available from my profile.

Take care!
Marek Pajdo