Halò! Is mise Lìosa (or actually just Lisa). I’ve been lurking here for awhile and have finally decided to peek in the door for the Gaelic 2012 Initiative.
I am a rank beginner…my written Gàidhlig consists mostly of “cut and paste” or stock phrases, and I tend be reluctant to speak the little I know unless I’m reasonably sure I’m pronouncing it correctly…a bit self-defeating, I know.

My sources of instruction at the moment are some “Speaking Our Language” and “Can Seo” videos on YouTube (and now LearnGaelic), Everyday Gaelic and Muriel Fisher’s Level 1 book (which I started but let drop after the first couple of lessons). I also have a friend (who is also my piping instructor…I am in a pipe band) who is a bit more advanced in the language than I am and willing to help me. As it stands now, I recognize more written than spoken Gàidhlig, so we actually communicate by text in Gàidhlig more than we speak it aloud!
Living where I do (near Memphis, TN), I obviously don’t have a lot of opportunity to speak Gàidhlig on a regular basis in my everyday life, but we’ll see how this goes! Just please bear with me as a slowly venture in with much fear and trepidation!
