Translation of zusammenzucken

I was on vacation for almost two months, so that I could not send you the learning files. In the coming days I will organize the tasks for 2012... Can I count on you for some translation work? Can you translate the following sentence?
The easiest way of writing sentences in Spanish and English is to communicate with other people by email or by chat. I found the different time forms quite in Spanish very confusing at the beginning and it was the most difficult part.
My name is Julio and I live in Santiago, which is in Chile. I speak a little German, but I want to improve. Where are you from? Where do you live? What is your favorite music? Auf wiedersehen!