Since the Christmas season has started, my plans are all related to preparation for the New Year's celebration and the Orthodox Christmas which we have on the 7th of January. The New Year's Eve will be on Friday. We will gather with our friends to play board games, eat sushi and meet 2022. I hope it will be a celebration full of fun and I'm happy that it will be a close gathering.

Hi, everyone! Can you share with me your favorite idioms?

Hi, everyone! I’m looking for speaking exchange partners. I can help with Ukrainian and Russian. Half time speaking English, half time - the language you learn (or even both) would work fine for me.

Hi, everyone! What verb should I use in a case of using singular they? For example in this case: This patient doesn't want to speak with you because they ARE anxious. OR This patient doesn't want to speak with you because they IS anxious. Thank you for your answers!

Despite of the fact that I'm not a religious person I would like to say God bless those people who invented the Internet and online communication as the result of this invention. It has a lot of contradictory pros and cons, but my life is completely changed with it in a good way. Firstly, I want to start with disadvantages of the online communication. The first one is not having online communication etiquette. People can write you after your working time, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic when people "take" their offices at home. It completely erased the boundaries between work and rest. The second disadvantage is a decrease in real communication between friends. It's much easier to write a quick message than finding a place, a reason to meet and actually go outside. However, humans have a huge amount of advantages with online communication. For instance, today I wanted to know if it's safe to use sunglasses repaired with super glue. I couldn't find this information online so I decided to ask the manufacturer of this glue. I wrote to their email and in two minutes I got their answer. It's awesome! It can't be possible without online communication. Secondly, I have the opportunity to work online, speak with people around the world, Skype my parents when I'm not close to them and so many opportunities that weren't possible before the Internet era. To sum up, I should say that I'm not sure how online communication will influence the world in the future. Although, I really feel that right now, during these pandemic restrictions, communication online is the thing that doesn't let people go crazy and it's really valuable.

Any business is a tight network of diferent processes. Its success requires knowledge, experience and a huge piece of luck. Firstly, a future entrepreneur should make a marketing research. For example, if we talk about a retail clothes shop, a future businessman should know how many people go through the street where the shop will be opened daily and what pieces of clothes are popular now. Secondly, a businessman should have experience to communicate with people. Because every business requires contacts with many different parties -- clients, suppliers, team and staff. Finally, even the most prepared and solid business can fail if it hasn't enough luck. Some businesses didn't work out only because they were launched earlier than the world was ready for their products or services. Even though all of these factors are important, history knows many businesses that became successful without any knowledge, experience and even luck. So if you have the desire to start business, try to be risky. We say -- those who don't risk don't drink shampagne.

It’s hard to choose only one country. But I would choose Italy if I had to. However I’ve never been there, I like their cuisine full of fresh vegetables, fish and cheese. In the other hand, the best fish I’ve ever tried was a salted salmon in Copenhagen. So as a big fish lover, I fall in love with any country with fish-based local meals.

Even though I have a music arts degree, I don’t teach or play music now. I completely changed my profession because of the little money I’d been paid while working at a music school. Consequently, I haven’t taught or played the bandura (on the picture below) for almost three years. I believe that someday in the future, I will play and sing again. Sometimes I still imagine myself on a scene☺️. But as long I don't play and sing as far my dream about the scene is from me. Additionally, I like sketching in the Procreate. It helps me to meditate and relax. Sometimes I think that if I had an opportunity not to work, I would spend this time painting, singing, and playing musical instruments. What a life it would be! 🤩