I once studied Slavic languages and translation studies. I love learning, reading and travelling. I paint and write from time to time, too. Russian and French literature have been both my passtime and fellow travellers for a long time. I believe Bach's Goldberg Variations are what music is supposed to be. Matisse, Buber, Akhmatova and Schiele would have been my soulmates. I find it very hard to just 'introduce yourself'.