Press
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72-Hour Guide to Seville: Everyone is Dancing
(Translated from Russian, originally published in Marie Claire Ukraine June 2013 issue, which can be found here) Visiting the land of “Carmen” and “The Barber of Seville”, I found out: in Spain, passion takes place not only on stage I dreamt of visiting Seville for many years and now, finally, after a short flight from London, I find myself in this picturesque town. Already off the plane I feel the hot breath of air and accept it with gratitude after London’s cool. The taxi driver, realizing that the conversation in Spanish won’t take us anywhere, gets quiet and I admire evening landscape of the city and reflection of its lights…
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I’m Not Gaga! It’s Me, Jamala!
If you haven’t already heard of Jamala, a super-talented singer from Ukraine, read my interview for AGI Magazine (October 2012).
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“Hybrid Kids”: Identity in the Age of Globalisation
Published in AGI Magazine February 2013 issue. Full version can be found below.
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New York: Sex and the City (in Russian)
Published in Marie Claire Ukraine February 2011 issue
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‘Hybrid’ Kids: Identity in the Age of Globalisation
Growing up, I felt like an ugly duckling, an experience with which I am sure many mixed kids can relate. For me, half Russian, half Kazakh, born in Soviet Siberia, raised in Kyrgyzstan, and now an American living in London, identity has always been a complex issue. Even today, when people ask where I am from, it takes me a moment to answer what seems a simple question. While sometimes I long for a strong cultural identity, and one place to call home, I’ve also come to appreciate my unique background, and feeling a true ‘citizen of the world’. Usually you hear that mixed, or ‘hybrid’, kids, born into intercultural…
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Great Skin on a Student Budget
Wanna see what cheap beauty products I picked for my skin in 2013? Read my article originally published in AGI Magazine (Dec-Jan issue).
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Travel Across Cultural Borders: Intercultural Marriages
Today I share my observations on travel across not georgraphical but rather cultural borders. As someone who is quite familiar with intercultural relationships and is a product of one, I had to write my thoughts about them. I hope you enjoy my article originally written for AGI Magazine (Dec 2013-Jan issue 2014).
