Your German for My Arabic

Hi,
I am an Egyptian PhD student in Germany.  I know Arabic as a mother language and i want to know German. I want not just to have my PhD but also to absorb the German culture and having German friends. So if it is OK shall we have contact with Skype or other chatting, as i am not living in Berlin and Meeting in real life won't be possible. my email    mofeed dot mohammed at gmail dot com
Thanks and Regards