Obviously this didn't turn out like anyone was hoping. Any chance we could try again? Third time's the charm? I'm sure there are still a lot of people interested in learning here (me included). I vaguely remember there being some sort of administrative fiasco, and me getting approved as a student, and then the whole thing just sort of hitting a brick wall.
I don't even really know why I'm posting this here - in all likelihood, nobody will respond for months, if at all. Maybe I'll just go around emailing people to see if I can find a teacher. At the very least, I'd like to connect with people and make some friends so that I'm not alone here.
Anyone who reads this, feel free to please contact me via email. I stumbled into this whole affair after it had basically died, and I'm eager to at least just talk with someone else.