Born in Northern Russia (above Arctic Circle and about 94 miles away from Arctic Ocean) in a family of Ukrainian origin, I spent my childhood there, then I moved to Ukraine and then to America. I always love to write, mostly for friends who enjoy reading my stories and laughing at them. The reason why I did not become a professional writer is when my family moved to Ukraine from Russia, my knowledge of Ukrainian language was not enough to go to a writer school. When I moved to the USA, I encountered the same problem - a new language, and I said, "No way! I will write... in English!"

My passion is ...

writing, traveling, cooking, thinking and reading

I know too much about ...

nothing

My parents always told me ...

if you don't know something, read a book about that

My childhood ambition ...

to write a book, create something beautiful and become a famious person

My favorite memory ...

ocean and Big Island, Hawaii

Why I write ...

I love to share with people my thoughts, ideas and events

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

magazines and books /comedies/Russian music

My first job ...

pharmacist

My best moment ...

meeting my husband

My inspiration ...

people, events, nature, journeys and life

Creative Writing > Memoirs My true garden story

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True gardening stories: My funniest garden experience

To be honest, I'm a pretty lousy gardener and for the longest time I didn't even remotely enjoy gardening. After all, I was born and grew up above the Arctic Circle in Northern Russia where permafrost provides a perfect excuse for lazy people like me not to plant anything. However, when my family moved to Ukraine, a very agrarian country where almost everybody considers gardening to be his or her duty, I felt like I had to help my parents to struggle for their yearly harvest. I hated it! Lucky me, several years later I moved to the U...

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