I was born in Russia and moved to Korea alone at 19, after K-pop led me to teach myself to read and write Korean. I now work at a hotel. I trained as a chef, but Iโd rather cook for friends than strangersโespecially Central Asian soups, meat-and-potato dishes and dumplings. Iโm a homebody who can stay out all day with the right company, ideally somewhere calm with coffee. I believe people need people, and Iโm trying new things to find what I want next.