Hello peopling class. So here goes: my parents met and married in Brooklyn but are originally from the former Soviet Union. My father is originally from a small town in the Zakarpathian region of Ukraine called Khust. This town is close to the Hungarian border. My mother is from a 4,000 year old town by the Caspian Sea in southern Russian called Derbent. My father speaks Yiddish and my mother speaks Juhuri ; the language they have in common is Russian. At the age of 12 my mother moved to Israel where she lived for I think a little under a year in a settlement on a mountain top in the town of Chicundalet, Tveria. (Pardon the spelling, I sounded it out.) Tveria over looks the Red Sea, it is truly gorgeous. After Israel she moved to Vienna where she lived until early adulthood and then moved to Brooklyn New York . Majority of my mothers side of the family live in Ashdod, Israel excluding for her siblings and their children which are my immediate and only family. My fathers brother and his family live in Jersey so I seldom see them, although his father lives in Rehovat, Israel; a town only a half hour drive out of Tel Aviv. Within the Russian community and among Jews I am considered to be a bit of a conundrum because of my mixed heritage.

I am unsure about what I want to major in but am deciding between fine arts, film and theater. I have been drawing since I’ve been a kid and like to practice by sketching people on the train. I am also interested in writing and think that maybe that could be something I could do professionally one day. I don’t know specifically what I want to do with my life but I know it has to be something creative. I attended Mark Twain and Midwood Highschool. A good portion of my highschool experience was spent at DeFarro’s pizza on Avenue J. And like Anna I also share a passion for food. I love reading plays and especially love Eugene O’Neill. I have a younger sister by the name of Jackie, who is much smarter than I am. During the summer I spent every day riding my bike on the boardwalk from beginning to end and back . My favorite season is summer, and I love when its 98 degrees outside and the humidity drives people crazy. It’s legitimately my favorite time of year. Although I also have a soft spot in my heart for Christmas mostly because I don’t celebrate it, and think it’s a fabulously magical holiday. Anyway …I think that just about covers the basics. So I look forward to the rest of the class, and if anyone wants to chat I’m on the second floor at Brookdale. 🙂