So, my name is Myrosia. I was born in Lviv, Ukraine, and my family still lives there. They mean a lot in my life. Here's a small set of pictures of my family and former classmates made before I came here. The newer pictures are on Yahoo! PhotosWhat can I say about my interests? I spend a lot of time reading, I also listen to music, (rarely) play sports, and do swing and ballroom dancing. Read on if you want to know more ;)

First of all, I like reading. I read lots of different books; I particularly love science fiction and fantasy. My favorite authors are Lois McMaster Bujold, J.K.Rowling , Carol Berg, J.R.R.Tolkien, Ursula Le Guin, Isaac Asimov, Robert Silverberg, Robert Asprin, A.&B. Strugatzkije. The last name is less known here, probably because of their "Russia-oriented" style, but they created excellent deeply philosophical pieces of fiction.

I'm currently creating a poetry page with some of my best-loved poems in English, Russian or Ukrainian

Here are some useful links to literature-related sites on the net:

I strongly object to attempts to ban or censor the books. This is usually cultivated by dictatorial regimes, such as fascism. Unfortunately, this practice still exists in modern world. See Banned books online for more information. Among other things it has the list of books that were recently challenged or banned from high school curricula. Some entries in it are, in my opinion, just ridiculously paranoid - the illustrated edition of "Little Red Riding Hood" was banned because it was showing a girl bringing food and wine to her grandmother, and authorities were concerned about the use of alcohol in the tale.

I like classical music, "The Beatles", "Pink Floyd", but most of the time I listen to Ukrainian and Russian music. My best loved Ukrainian group is Pikardijska Tercija. These are 6 students of the Lviv music school singing a capella. They create their own interpretations of folk songs and sing modern compositions.
My other hobby is swing and ballroom dancing. I dance american style smooth and latin, on intermediate level, and can also do some lindy hop and salsa. In the picture here the local chapter of United States Amateur Ballroom Dancing Association is doing a demo at one of the Rochester malls. I am somewhere on the left. I regularly go to dance and take classes at DancEncounters. If you like to dance, we have Ballroom and Swing on Thursdays (that's when I normally go), Swing and Salsa on Tuesdays, and Argentine Tango and West Coast Swing on Sundays. Stop by if you like to dance - new people are always welcome, and no partner is needed.


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