About Me

         I was born into a family of immigrants, my mother, father, and older brother, just one year after they came to the states from Russia. I grew up in Wilmington but found myself in turmoil fueled by a broken identity. Speaking primarily in Russian at home and English everywhere else, I never really knew where I fit in. Surrounded by superficial relationships I felt lost, so I devoted my self to school and sports.

         At 15 I applied and went to a boarding school -North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM)- in the hopes of discovering myself and gaining a higher level of education. While I was there I took every math class I could,  worked for a start-up in downtown Durham (Pattern Health). and discovered how it felt to have true friends. Then disaster struck. 

         My senior year, the year I finally found myself escaping the trappings of my head by building real relationships, the Coronavirus began to run rampant across our country. We were all sent home and I found myself more alone than ever. All the progress I had made began to slowly slip away. Yet I never lost the light that I had found.

         Flash forward a few months and I am preparing to attend the North Carolina State University (NCSU) to study Mathematics. Determined to get what I had lost back I attempted to make friends as quickly as I could. Then once again we got kicked off of campus but I decided I would stay in Raleigh in hopes of discovering some sort of "light". Well the next few months were not my best, I found myself living a bohemian lifestyle neglecting my obligations and only thinking about the world. Yet I did discover something.

         I have a talent for both understanding and expressing complex ideas. I began to help my friends with their mental health issues and decided that philosophy could be my calling. What I discovered was I hated how esoteric philosophy was and decided I wanted something a little more universal. How was I going to express philosophy in a digestible manner?  That was when I picked up my first book in years and instantly fell in love. Literature was the gate to the soul and I began to shift my focus to reading and writing.

         It has now been 2 years. I've changed majors, read countless books, have written a few short stories, and am in the process of writing a novel. I hope this gives you a little insight into my life. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. 

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(Too personal but keep these personal aspects just don't talk as much)