I was born in Russia, in the coldest city on Earth called Yakutsk. Life there is pretty harsh based on the climate and remoteness from the centre of Europe, but it’s great in its own way. I don’t remember much from there, but my mother told me life there had its charm.

My family and I moved to Donetsk (Ukraine), when I was five. It’s the city of a million roses, in the east of Ukraine. I spent my childhood and adolescence there, and it is the Donbass that I can call home.

I am also studying International Studies in Political Science and Diplomacy at the University of Silesia in Katowice.

The program was written to allow to continue education at the National School of Public Administration or the diplomatic and consular application. Perfectly qualified scientific and didactic staff, external experts, visits to international institutions and state administration – all of this will help the graduates power, after completing our studies, Polish and foreign public administration units and diplomatic representations. The curriculum also includes obligatory classes in French and Spanish.

Why did I choose Portugal in particular? After living and working in Germany and Poland I was missing something incendiary, so the hot southern mentality will give me the opportunity to learn how to bring lightness and plasticity into my life to make this world a better place!

Working for the organization will allow me to see the difference in mentalities, be in an international team, learn the basics of the Portuguese language, and most importantly – bring something new to the working process of the place.