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My name is Julia. I was born in a small town bordering Kazakhstan, which is usually called a province in Russia. It’s a town where Europe and Asia are divided by a river. It means that you can get from Europe to Asia in 20 minutes. I suppose, it left a certain imprint on my consciousness since childhood and I always believed deep in my heart that there's "a bridge between Europe and Asia". I call it belief in the best, some people call it faith in God, others may call it self-confidence. One such gift in my life was my family. In Russia it's called a dysfunctional family or a risk group. And I was grew up feeling I was in "a risk group". And maybe this "risk" allowed me to cross "the bridge from Europe to Asia". My parents were always a good example of this crossing, but their "Asia" was full of pain, suffering, detachment from the world and all possible drama of our lives. And only heroin let them remember that "Europe" exists too.
The situation seemed hopeless. The 90s were difficult years for the country, Russia was in it's own crossing. The economic situation in the country wasn't easy, so was life for many citizens. But books, knowledge, a hardworking and creative attitude became my "Asia". I was especially inspired by tales of people of the world, travelers' stories, myths, legends, sayings, religious beliefs of different nations, books in languages I didn't speak, but knew I could understand. These books helped me leave my small town and enroll in University in the capital of Russia.
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