About this Issue

About Myself

Hi, I am Irina. As each person, I have an aim in my life, and also dreams, plans, and the ways of realizing them.

So, I will start my story with the description of my aim. This aim is most wide-spread among people – it’s achieving success in life. It should not be necessarily too bright. I mean a success in some particular sphere or profession. I always aim for progress and growth, both professional and personal. I dream of realizing myself as a personality – for me it means having a job that I like and that brings good income (of course, everybody dreams about that, and I am not an exception), making a career (at least a small one).

Then I can think about having a family. I want to live with a loving husband, give birth to child and bring him up as a strong person. Maybe I have rather banal dreams and nobody knows what is going to happen in life… But I think that this is what the dreams are. Why? Why not?!

Everybody is the creator of their own happiness and if one wants something - I think that everything is possible to attain. For that reason I follow some particular plan for life. At first I must complete the Arts Academy (where I am studying now at the 4th course) and get the higher education, though I would like to continue with post-graduate studies. All that things are needed to be a culturally and spiritually educated person. I think that a person should be educated in different spheres. Maybe one day I will establish my own chamber choir, and we will attend different festivals together. But this is going to be as my hobby.

And for my successful living I need a stable and perspective job, where I am going to reach success, and which is going to bring me a good income. And for that I need to search, experiment, and not to be afraid of hardships!

I am fond of drawing, especially portraits; I like to stare into people’s eyes, faces. I try to understand their state of soul. I am a curious person. By my character I am cheerful, sociable, not vindictive, just. However, sometimes I might be irritated and whining. I think it happens to everybody.

By my nature I am aesthete. As all Leos (zodiac sign), I like chic and glitter. I like to get dressed with a taste. I like elegant things starting from the shoes and ending with an interior. Of course, I don’t have an opportunity yet to buy a car or own house. But while you are young, you are waiting for all the best from life!

I like reading books with a deal of philosophy, compose songs, perform them, listen to classical music. Also I am fond of active rest at the disco. I like light kinds of sports – dancing, jogging, and yoga (for health). I follow a healthy way of life because I value my health from my youth (which I wish to everyone). In general, I think that I am a happy person! That’s all I wanted to tell about myself.

My View of Myself and Other Things

My name is Masha, though my friends call me Miha (Maha) and Manyunya. I was born in the country of sand storms and sweet muskmelons, peaches, and water melons (these fruit are also my favorite) - in Uzbekistan. As a little kid I was living in Moscow, where my little sister Kate was born.

I study at University, my future profession is geoinformatics engineer. Having become familiar with this specialty, I realized that it is not for me. I plan to switch and study the design, as I like to draw and am good at it. I like to dream and create. At school I was going in for dancing. Unfortunately that was not for a long time. Now I adore discos and interesting, active parties with different cocktails. I am a cheerful, sweet, lively girl. I think and know that happiness can be found in every moment of the life. The most important thing is to find the good and bad features about everything, and take all the situations with humor and optimism. That’s what I always try to do. However, sometimes I also get bored to death, but it would rather happen in the long winter evenings, and less often during the thunder and lightning.

I like to visit cinemas with my boyfriend. We usually attend the last shows and eat a lot of popcorn there. I am fond of going to the beach with my friends. I like to play volley-ball there and build castles from the sand. However, I am not really fond of bathing because I can’t swim. I adore fast driving with loud music. And I really dislike shopping. I am always surprised with those girls who are wandering around the shops and sales for hours. One of my friends says that it gets her relaxed, though I get relaxed by the green tea. Sometimes I’m chatting on the internet, because I like all the types of communication: mail, telephone conversations, icq. At home I have a huge box of love letters and post-cards from boyfriends and admirers, and also from female friends. Now I correspond with a girl whom I’ve never seen in real life. The size of our letters is equal to a 18-sheet copybook. I share all my happiness and sorrow with her; we give advice to each other. Also I like to exchange sms. Particularly at night, when I have bad sleep, then sms communication is like a chat. If we don’t see each other for a long time with my friend, we make a celebration for ourselves depending on the mood. If we are in a good mood, then we go to a club seeking for adventures and drink martini with grape juice.

I love my pets – black and white terrier Dana and fluffy guinea-pig Nick.

I like Kiev with all its alleyways, chestnuts, and crowded streets. When I get tired of everybody, I take an mp3-player and walk along the city alone. Sometimes I take the dog with myself, if he is calm.

I hate mean people and those who don’t keep promises and are late for the meetings. Though, I’m not very punctual myself. I like people who tell everything straight ahead. Then I know that a person will not keep an offense or even worse – anger. My friends are like that.

I really want to travel around the Paradise places of our planet.
I dream of realizing my wishes, plans, and aims.