Hello Elena and everybody else! My name is Larisa. I’m married to my husband, Bryant, for almost 5 years!!! I met him on Elena’s Models in 2006; his first letter arrived in May 2006. And we met in person the very next month in June, and spent 10 fantastic days in St. Petersburg together. I could speak basic English at that time and we could communicate, even though I was making lots of mistakes; we also used a pocket English-Russian translator a bit. It was lots of fun. Bryant organized our meeting very well; we saw two great performances in Mariinskiy Theater, and this is where Bryant proposed to me and I accepted. It was one of the happiest moments of my life! It may sound strange, but my first meeting with my future husband was not just a meeting with a stranger. We saw each other in our dreams long time before we first met! I will never forget my fantastic sleeping dream where I saw the man who I knew I loved with all my heart. When I got the first email from Bryant, I realized that he was the man from my dream. I could feel it with all my heart. I was in love with this man long time before he sent me that email! My strong feelings from my dream became a reality in St. Petersburg. If you asked me for advice, I would say: follow your dreams and listen to your heart. Our dreams do come true; I'm sure about that!!! Now I'm a USA citizen and I'm getting ready for my nursing test. My Russian nursing education was accepted. My husband helps me to raise my son who came to the US at the age of 11 and he is now 15. We had a lot of challenges coming to US, but what is important is that I 'm married to a very good man with whom I'm truly happy every minute of my life. He gave me everything I dreamed about. I wish to all my girlfriends from Ufa and all the nice and decent girls from Russia to believe in their dreams, and one day they will meet their Love. I highly appreciate the work of Elena’s Models team who helped me to meet my future husband and find my real happiness. Thank you, Elena's! Larisa and Bryant, Georgia, USA