ORIGINAL: azseattle
okay, this was where i was confused. For example wind is flowing E-->W and i take off from east towards the west and land in the same manner(make the landing from the east towards west)would that be going cross wind or into the wind? Sorry for not being familiar with these basic terms. This would make it a lot more easier.
Neither. You would be landing down-wind. (same direction as the wind is blowing). You don't normally want to do this, rather, you want to land/take off against the wind. Using your example, that would be going from W to E. Cross wind landing would be either from N - S, or S - N. (again using your example). The cross-wind landings are harder than up-wind (against-the-wind) landings. I'd recommend you gain experience with the up-wind landings before attempting too many cross-wind landings.