„Since my school age, I have been forced to choose between my behavior and my aspirations. I have been asked all the time how one can be into studies and fun at the same time. I faced this stereotype later, in my student years too,
“When I was a child, I had light long curly hair, and people used to gasp: “How cute, she looks like Barbie”, or “Look at this Rapunzel”. Needless to say, I used to be glad. I wanted to be the hero of the fairy tale
„I’ve been a “guerrilla gardener” for about three years. I joined the team in a few months it came into existence and I’ve been an active member since then. I first heard about this movement from a well-publicized incident related to Vake Park. I suddenly discovered
“I was 20 when I went to see the doctor because I thought I had thyroid problems, but instead it turned out to be the final stage of lymphoma…. The name “Lymphoma” sounded so harmless to me that I did not think it would kill me.
I am a Master’s student of Ilia State University Public Administration program; however, my current life revolves around viticulture and winemaking. I’ve been interested in this field for a long time, but I saw this activity as entrepreneurial and profitable just recently. By the way,
„Both my husband and I wanted to have a baby very much, i.e. this was a planned pregnancy and we prepared for that. Moreover, as my husband is a doctor, we learned the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations and almost retold them to each other.
“He is a boy, so when he grows up he’s going to be ashamed of having his mother’s last name,” – this is what I’ve been told repeatedly, but I refuse to agree. I don’t think that as a parent I am responsible for ensuring
“I was born in Odessa, Ukraine. What I remember from my childhood, is my house. We lived on the second floor of the so called “Italian Yard” type of a building in Ukraine … It was dusty, there were some planks, probably they were getting
„I long as I can remember myself, I’ve always been energetic both at school and in the university. My top priority in life has been work; however, my busy life-style never interfered with my private life. In 2004, when I started work as a public