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Born in the Soviet Union in 1959. Got rid of Soviet mentality instantaneously in 1971 when first listened to "Come Together" by the Beatles. Work Experience 1992-2008, Translator in the Ukrainian Translation Office (English-Ukrainian-English) of the LDS Church. Participated in many translation projects, including the Scriptures, manuals, temple translation, hymnbook, etc. Interpreted for many visiting General Authorities of the Church. Provided interpretation on numerous Religious Freedom international conferences in Kyiv, Ukraine. Winter semester 2014, Student Teacher in the ELC program, BYU, the English Language Center (ACTFL Advanced-Low Reading Class.) Winter Semester 2014, Community Education Teacher, BYU, the English Language Center (ACTFL Novice-High Class.) Spring, Summer and Fall Semesters 2014, Tutor at the English Language Center. Fall Semester 2015 Student Teacher in the ELC program, BYU, the English Language Center (ACTFL Advanced-Low Reading Class.) Summer Semester 2016, Student Teacher in the ELC program, BYU, the English Language Center (ACTFL Intermediate-High Listening & Speaking Class.) Fall Semester 2016, Student Teacher in the ELC program, BYU, the English Language Center (ACTFL Intermediate-Mid Writing Class.) Winter Semester 2017, Student Teacher in the ELC program, BYU, the English Language Center (ACTFL Intermediate-Low Listening & Speaking Class.) Education M.A. Degree in TESOL, Brigham Young University, April 2017 B.A. Degree, Brigham Young University, June 2012 Major: Linguistics Minor: Computational Linguistics Command of Languages Ukrainian and Russian – Native English - Superior (according to a BYU-administred OPI) Interests: Poetry: Taras Shevchenko, Osip Mandelshtam, Emily Dickenson, Walt Whitman, Matsuo Basho, Boris Chichibabin, Ivan Bunin, and many others. Prose: Kurt Vonnegut, Ivan Bunin, Cormac McCarthy, Ernest Hemingway, and many others. Music: Gustav Mahler, Dave Brubeck, the Beatles, Sting, and many others Soccer: the longer I live, the more I prefer to watch it rather than to play it - just like many others do :) |