I was born in Dybrovitsy, Russia, (just outside Moscow) where I grew up and went to school. My dad raised me after my mother died when I was very young. My spoken English is poor but I`m trying to improve. It`s harder than you think. At least for me. My father was offered a good position with the US State Department and we moved to the US. Moving away from the Arts I took a few science courses and Computer Sciences. These courses opened my mind. After college, I traveled a bit, making a few mistakes but staying alive. I had a couple boyfriends but they turned out to be too juvenile. I prefer older men but most of the good ones are married so I’ve drifted in and out of another couple of affairs there, of which my dad obviously did not approve. I was excited to get a job at Rolling Stone Magazine. Everyone was wonderful, except for my boss who was fired. He was older but a jerk. I was let go, but probably for good reason. I cannot talk about it. This job lasted for less than a year, I left brighter, and more “American” my dad told me. I almost always say what I think . American women are not generally this way. I wonder why American men put up with them. Don’t get me wrong, some are very nice ladies but some are rude, nasty, mean, crazy, frustrated and act in many ugly ways. I tried modeling for a fashion magazine but bombed out there. The gay men annoyed me and I was still too juvenile to learn how to put up with it. Anyway, didn’t like it much either. My main interests include helping preserve earth’s environment, ecology, to discover better ways to educate people to help to decrease population growth and therefore more likely to feed the earth’s hungry. And I enjoy writing about problems with our planet and problems with our leaders. We seem to be on a mad rush to create entertainment for the lowest common denominator, usually 14-year-old boys, or men who act 14. Where did America go wrong? Why are so many men hooked on football and basketball instead of science? The Peace Corps was wonderful, the venture into space, the excitement of education, equality for everyone, and science seemed to rule. But no longer. Yes, we`re in the future, but honestly, it does not seem so. But does it ever? The world is a mess, more so than I thought possible. Is it just because I’m young or do most of you feel the same but can’t do anything about it? I’ve tried to make a difference but admittedly, I gave up too easily. I find I`m no better than those I criticize. I hope I can find a way to change, to rededicate myself by networking with others. Computer programming might be the ticket. I should travel to Kansas and other mid western states, perhaps travel back in time, so to speak, life less complicated. I cannot find anyone who wants to travel with me, at least no one I can trust. So far that is. ©