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It was 2006, as far as I remember. I read an article at unian.net, and emailed it to my daughter with a hint just in case it will be of any interest to you...

I feel like a kid, as I never know what presents and souvenirs Nastia will bring from her trips.

Should I say that we were shocked to discover that some of the topics discussed at the EYP sessions was the possibility to legalise prostitution? Having my kid talk about the politics makes me feel so-o-o old - as mama of a grown-up!

EYParentsColumnistLyubov Dvoretskaya

H ello again, my dear EYPers! I hope that since our last is-sue you didnt waste time and appreciated your par-ents involvement in your EYP life. And I, in turn, took the time to research more on it and provide you with more true-to-life stories about our fabulous, extraordinary, loving and caring EYParents.

Last issue we admired the way Lyudmila Ivanovna, THE mother of Nata Tarasevich, helped to make the 1st Chernihiv Regional Session of EYP-Ukraine as great as it was. So now we know for sure that parents are head-organisers best friends. And this time well make sure that parents can actually be the ones to lead you into the magical world of EYP.

Let me introduce to you Uliana Danilei-ko, the mother of Nastia Ianovitskaya.

Nastia is very experienced and active EYPer, well-known in Europe for being a wonderful Chairperson, Editress and the session President. Who would have thought that we owe the pleasure of having Nastia as a member of EYP-UA to her mother? But its true! After a quick chat with both Nastia and her mother I understood they are real EYP family to the core.

It was Nastias mom who first found out about EYP, even before Nastia herself did. When I asked them both how and when they found got to know about EYP, Nastia told me: The fact that EYP has become a major part of my life is largely thanks to my moms active involvement. I owe her not only my life, but also that wonderful experi-ence of EYP, since it was pre-cisely my mother who found the application form to EYP and encouraged me to apply. At the beginning I was hesi-tating Mom, come on! This organisation is way too seri-ous! Its the European Youth Parliament! I doubt I have any chances of getting in... and my mother replied Give it a try, dear. You wont loose anything if you just apply. And so I did. I have been in love with EYP ever

since. And her mother confirmed:It was 2006, as far as I remember. I read an article at unian.net, and emailed it to my daughter with a hint just in case it will be of any interest to you...

They make a great team, dont they? So on behalf of EYPigeon, I decided to explore a bit more of parent perspective of EYP life and ask Uliana Danileiko some questions. (And I just couldnt but add some of Nastias com-ments)

EYPigeon: Has your life changed since Nastia became one

of the most active EY-Pers in Ukraine? If yes, then how?

Uliana: Yes, my life has changed greatly since then. Weve met many new people through the EYP and hosted several visi-tors. Nastia shares her

excitement about the EYP life with us, and allows us to learn new things. In addition to fridge magnets from different places and EYP leaflets all over the house, Nastia ac-

tually creates monthly/annual travel itinerary - so we stop repeating questions like Where are you going this time?. I feel like a kid, as I never know what presents and souvenirs Nastia will bring from her trips. We learned about new games and the awkward turtle*.

Nastia: My mother has been able to cope with my EYP addic-tion pretty well. Occasionally she was re-

minding me of my other responsibilities in life, such as my studies and supporting my family, but at the same time she has allowed

me to enjoy EYP fully during the most active years of my EYP career - 2008 through 2010 - when I managed to at-tend over 8 ses-sions each year.

E Y P i g e o n : Were you in-volved in EYP life since the begin-

ning of Nastyas EYP life, or joined later? Uliana: I wish I could say that I was in-

volved from the very beginning. In reality, Nastia took it totally independently.

EYPigeon: What was your first impres-sion about EYP after Nastya came back from her first session?

Uliana: Cool place for smart kids. Thats what I tell everyone about the EYP. As the years go by I have more arguments to prove my opinion.

EYPigeon: What is the hardest part of be-ing EYParent?

Uliana: May I mention the financial side of it? We consider it being a great invest-ment into our kids future. On another note, its hard to see your kid growing up so quickly. Should I say that we were shocked to discover that some of the topics dis-cussed at the EYP sessions was the possibil-ity to legalise prostitution? Having my kid talk about the politics makes me feel so-o-o old - as mama of a grown-up!

Nastia: I need to emphasise that my mothers financial support has been quite significant. Each month when we were planning monthly expenses and our fam-ily budget she would always ask Honey, please, tell me how many sessions you will

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Deciphering HR some may er-roneously think that it stands for Hadonic Ration, hall reverb, hair rinse, hair roller or even hair root. However, the vast ma-jority would definitely say that it is, of course, Human Resources! Usually HR is defined in big companies as a term used to describe the individuals who make up the workforce of an organisation. Taking a quick look into the his-tory we can find out that it was coined as late as the 1960s. The origins of the function arose in organisations that introduced welfare manage-ment practices and also in those that adopted the principles of scientific management. From these terms emerged a largely administrative management activity, coordinating a range of worker related processes and becoming known, in time, as the personnel function. Human re-sources progressively became the more usual name for this function, in the first instance in the United States as well as multinational or interna-tional corporations, reflecting the adoption of a more quantitative as well as strategic approach to workforce so-called coordination, demanded by corporate management to gain a competitive advantage, utilizing limited skilled and highly skilled workers. In simple words HR is a depart-ment that takes care of everything connected with people in an organisation/ company, so as to create generally friendly and efficient atmos-phere among its members/staff.

Do you know how many EYPers are there among the young Ukrainians? Hopes so, and in case not there are some people that possess this information they are the Human Resources Department!

You may not notice us but we d o exist. Who are we? HR Department consists of the follow-ing agents: A1 Artem Gumeniuk; O2 - Olga Popoych; A3 Anna Lachyhina; O4 Oleg

Plakhtiy, and the current narrator agent K1 Kristina Chelmakina. However, some agents are currently working abroad (Mr. O4) on a special mission of HR Department and helping out the fellow National Committee - EYP Poland. Oth-ers (Ms. O2 and Ms. A1) work as double agents and are involved in two fields HR and PR. Agent A1 devotes his time fully recruiting new people to EYP-Ukraine. There is this one thing that ties the incredible 5 together - sincere love to people. Though love is not our only activity.

Human resources department performs the following functions:

- Recruiting new members to EYP-Ukraine: reviewing the applications, conducting inter-views with newcomers, subscribing new mem-bers to the mailing group;

- Keeping track and updating the database of all the EYPers in Ukraine;

- Congratulating leadership members on the birthdays;

- Organising General Assemblies of EYP-Ukraine in cooperation with other departments and holding developing training for the mem-bers;

- Organising events to attract newcomers for the activities to of EYP;

- Holding socializing events for the mem-bers;

We want to do things with you and for you, thus personal contact has a special value within our department. It never is too later to join HR and implement personal ideas, so feel free to drop a line to hr@eyp-ua.org and receive your immediate Welcome. Our agents already are working on the task of warmest welcome for YOU!

We cant wait to meet you personally at the next EYP event ;)

AGENTS UNDER MAGNIFIER

Author Kristina Chelmakina,

Head of HR Department

attend next month, so that I know whether or not I can buy myself a new dress. It may sound a bit sad and unfair, but like any mother she has always put the interest of her child first. Even more overwhelm-ing was her moral support.

EYPigeon: Do you usually check out photos, videos and reports from sessions Nastya has been to on FB?

Uliana: Yes, we do. After each session Nastia calls a family meet-ing where she shows us all the pho-tos and tells us all the stories, which allows us to live through the EYP session - creating the presence ef-fect. Once I was actually able to watch the live stream session - while at work. And my kid said hello to me over the internet!!!

Nastia: She was always so genu-inely happy for me whenever I was selected to a session. And after I returned she would eagerly listen to all my stories. She is really happy that I have this opportunity in my life, and while I didnt have a job to support my own travels, she was happy to provide that support for me and I really appreciate it. MY MOM IS GREAT! :)))

EYPigeon: If you had the chance to give one peace of advice to all Ukrainian EYPers out there, what would it be?

Uliana: It really helps to plan, to prioritise and to create budgets. We agreed to make annual budgets to prioritise our travel expenses, and it works.

P.S. As I read out my answers to this interview to Nastia, Nastias awkward turtle was crawling all over the place. She says the awk-ward turtle started to multiply... :)

And that was one more story of a great EYParent.

Next time I promise to offer you even more info on how our parents contribute to our crazy, fun, challenging and overall amazing EYP life.

Remember, OUR EYParents deserve to be famous!

awkward turtle - a motion per-formed by stacking ones hands on top of one another, extending the thumbs and rotating the thumbs slowly. Per-formed after a friend has said/done something awkward, either to ease the tension or further humiliate the friend.

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EYP abroadAuthorLyubov Dvoretskaya

Author Yegor Vlasenko

Greetings from your EYP-abroad guide! Our too short, but, oh, so eventful summer has finished, but here comes not less eventful autumn. Im sure, this beautiful and a bit gloomy time of the year makes you think of good old granny Europe, with its fairy-tale streets and gothic cathedrals. But I think it will be

much better for our physical and mental health to go a little southeast from Kyiv, all over to the Black Sea and across, to get the warmest welcome from EYP Georgia.

So, our second stop is Georgia, the country of tra-ditions, wine, hospitality and democracy. And, believe

me, as Im saying from my own experience, it all applies as well to their National Committee. Lets get acquainted

EYP Georgia.

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi. With regional representatives in Batumi, Gori and Zugdidi.

Year of founding: 2007President: Mariam Chikhladze

Wherever and whenewer you go to a session in Georgia, it can

be considered as your personal holiday. And most certainly not be-

cause of the lack of seriousness of the session, but because of the Georgian

attitude towards guests. I bet you didnt know the meaning of the

word hospitality before went to Georgia.

When going to the sessions of EYP-Georgia, always remem-ber to take with you the following:

- Good mood;- Photo camera (its so beautiful in Georgia that youll try to

take picture of everything around you);- Swimmong-suite (just in case);- Phone numbers of at least two organizers and one official

(one more time, just in case);- A bottle of water (you dont have to bring it from Ukraine,

just remember not to drink tap water, for the last last time - just in case)))

- Ukrainian passport and everything else that makes you Ukrainian (keep in mind that in Georgia being Ukrainian is an advantage);

Somehow, Georgian EYP manages to combine the officiality and lightheartedness of the sessions which gives you the perfect opportunity to fully enjoy your EYP experience and the country you are in. The officialty part goes from the fact that most of their sessions are usually supported on the level of national au-thorities (dont forget to be polite when greeting Georgian min-ister of something at the opening ceremony!), and lighthearted-ness part goes from the depth of Georgian soul.

Actually its easy to notice the similarities of our National Committees. Besides the obvious resemblance of organizational structure and session year plans, both our NCs have very consid-erate and caring attitude to our international guests, good bal-ance between work and fun of EYP and mutual love for Supra (though our Supra is a person, and no one else but our beloved vice-president on PR, but she is just as much of a celebration as Georgian Supra is).

There are also two more very special features of EYP-Georgia:- Every time you go home after their session, you always want

to come back to Georgia;- Friendship that youll find there will remain with you for

your whole life.

Of course, to form your own opinion of National Committee of every EYP-country you should go there yourself. But I promise that Georgia will not be the country to disappoint you.

I assure you, Europe is bigger than it seems but a lot closer to us than you may think, and EYP-Georgia is a live example.

EYP abroad (Georgia)

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Those who have been to Georgia know that this country has its own, special spirit which can be found in everything in land, in wine, and in its incredible people. Traditions and values here are not on paper they live in the hearts of Georgians, making these people generous friends and high-class hosts. Nothing can describe this better than traditional Georgian celebration, the supra. Its strict order of toasts and ceremonies dont make the feast boring and official on the contrary, these traditions create the atmosphere of warm unity and great fun. To experience supra, tourists often attend special ceremonies held in the traditional Georgian restaurants. However, there is another way, much more true and soulful just befriend a Georgian! (Be yourself and this will happen much sooner than you expect).

What to expect from the feast itself? 1) Tons of delicious Georgian food and oceans of wine

and chacha (be aware, it can be twice as strong as vodka);2) Lots of people, including friends, relatives, neighbors

and so on:)3) Tamada, a toastmaster of the party and its most re-

spected person. Tamada leads the supra, and all his orders are obligatory. A true tamada can drink liters of wine without getting drunk at all.

4) Lots of toasts on all possible topics! But be prepared to drink to God, Georgia, friendship, and beautiful ladies these toasts are a must at every supra.

5) Lots of singing and dancing Georgian party is for sure not only about table talks! Everyone is free to invite for a dance any partner without any distinction as to age, status or type of relationship. Dance in Georgia means fun and friendship.

Even being the only non-Georgian at the party, dont be shy or timid you are a guest here, not a stranger. Speak from your heart, drink till the end and youll have a time of your life!

And remember, if you havent experienced supra you havent seen a real Georgia.

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EYP abroadAuthorLyubov Dvoretskaya

Author Yegor Vlasenko

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Ruslan Tsulukidze Privit Ukraino!1) For 3 years;2) Batumi International Forum 2009. Why? Because of real EYP spirit and enthusiasm!3) Ukrainian EYPers are the future of Ukraine; creative and hardworking team; patriot youth;4) a) Hospitable, b) Patriot, c) cheerful, d) friendly,e) reliable;5) .... My dear EYP-Ukraine! I have an honour to say a toast to EYP-UA on be-half of the EYP-Georgia. We really appre-ciate your kind attitude to our country. We are happy that we have a chance to share our ideas, to see our common values, and to have friendly relationship. The representatives of EYP-UA are more than welcome to Georgia:)

Akaki Kukhaleishvili 1) I have been involved in EYP for 4 years.2) First Batumi International Forum, as it was an extraordinary session spent in different, sometimes extreme conditions.3) Best Friends, very sociable, active, spontaneous and enthusiastic.

4) Georgian traditions, dancing, sing-ing, drinking WINE(!), hospitality plus strong motivation for country develop-ment and a good mood. 5) To our UA friends, wishing EYP UA to become one of the most successful and important youth organizations, creat-ing a strong platform for UAs European democratic future. And wishing its members a lot of energy, ideas and creativity for building new and prosperous country.

Giorgi Samkharadze

1.Since 2008 (the year when Georgia officially became the member of EYP Community)2.Hard to pick one out of around 20 amazing sessions, but as for the coolest one Ill go for Khmelnitsky 1st RS09 which totally exceeded my expectations, especially the crazy Farewell Party, which later became legendary (check

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.65717219264.60906.641024264&type=3&

fb_source=message)3.Beautiful ladies and wonderful Community.4.I dont want keep to stereo-types, but still Ill try to pick the 5 features:- Should be able to dance/sing Georgian;

- Should be able to supply friends with sufficient amount of drinks (mostly wine) and be able to lead the table as a toast-master;- Should be able to host friends at home coming from all over the world and provide tours around Georgia;- Should have a clear understanding of derivative financial instruments and hedge accounting (Wait a second, thats not true, I guess...);- Should be in love with Ukraine!5. Honestly speaking, Ive personally seen how the tireless efforts from the organisations leadership have turned into a success story, which is now called EYP-Ukraine. I know how ef-ficiently Board members worked to achieve all this. I wont go into the details, but what Ill wish you is to maintain the en-thusiastic about what youre doing, guys, dont give up grow-ing, advancing and improving, keep turning your success into the organisations success and vice versa. What I am expecting is that Ukrainian people should be proud of EYP-Ukraine for producing so many successful people for their country by lighting the sparkles on the right time.

1) How long have you been involved into EYP?

2) Among the EYP sessions at-tended, which one was the coolest?

Why?3) What are your first associations with

EYP-Ukraine?4) What makes a real Georgian? (5 fea-

tures/skills/characters) 5) Imagine that you have to say a toast to EYP-UA on behalf of the whole EYP

Georgia. Youre holding a glass of red wine and saying...

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Nino Sioridze Nu vsoo, k delu... 1) since 20082) 1-st Batumi International Forum, cause there I had the time of my life in EYP 3) cheerful, interesting, friendly atmosphere4) Georgian is a man of principle; quick-witted; proud; debauchee (a person who likes to spend time with par-tying with friends); talkative; 5)I think that toast in English isnt that sonorous but Ill try:.... my dear friends I would like to say a toast for our long-term friendship, that has started long time ago, exists today and will be invariable for ever an ever...

Salome Tsimakuridze 1) Its approximately 2 years; EYP is a part of my life. 2) To my mind, the coolest EYP session was the 5th Is-tanbul International Forum. It was fabulously organised, with high academical level and amazing venues, city tours, parties, accommodation, etc. 3) My first associations which are connected with EYP-Ukraine are: well-organised, friendly and unique people who try to do their best to create awesome sessions in Ukraine. 4) 1. Georgians particularly love being the hosts 2. incred-ibly friendly 3. traditional 4. reliable 5. have sense of humour. These are the key points which make a Georgian. 5) Im holding a glass of red wine (kidding) and saying: wish EYP-UA fantastic and productive work with genius youth from all over the world!! Wish EYP-UA continue its success-ful participation in building more democratic, safe and peaceful Europe of tomorrow!!! :*

1) I have been involved in EYP since October 2010, so pretty much for one year.2) I think the coolest session for me was Georgian National Selection in May; I liked it because I was an Editor and I had an amazing team.3) I have never been to Ukraine myself but I know some Ukrainian EYPers and I can say only positive. They are my lovely friends.4) Thats hard to answer what makes a real Geor-

gian because everyone understands it in a different way. I think a real Georgian is patriot, orthodox Christian, very hospitable, good at dancing or sing-ing, and probably loves wine too much, hehe.5) Id like to raise this toast to EYP-UA, to my amazing Ukrainian friends who made me fall in love with their country without ever being there. Id like to wish them a lot of success and as good new generation as their old members are.

Tornike Zurabashvili 1) I have been involved in EYP for almost 3 years.2) I guess the best session I attended was Stockholm International Session. This was on the one hand my first international session as a delegate and it made me double-excited and one the other, the atmosphere of that particular session was beyond the normal quality of EYP international sessions. Plus, I got to talk at length at the General Assembly and then debated with other delegates, who were equally (if not more) experienced than me in those topics. For a person as motivated as I, par-ticipation in Stockholm IS turned out to be very challenging and intriguing time.3) My first and last association with EYP-Ukraine is and will be Dmytro Honcharenko.

4) Plurality of ideas and features is what really makes a Georgian nation but these are some most common features that the majority of Georgians possess. 1. Freedom-loving 2. Creative 3. Energetic 4. Sociable/friendly 5. Devoted.5) I wish you a lot of enthusiasm and success in all of your future endeavors. May you continue giving young Ukrainians the golden sessions and moments, you have been gifted in the past. Your success as EYP-Ukraine will always be met happily here in Georgia.

Kevin Austin (Kakhi Sanikidze)

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1) When did you meet each other for the 1st time?MILA: Its actually hard to recall when I met Katia for the first time because it seems that I know her for the whole life. But answering the question, we met for the first time in Dubin in 2007 at the Dubin International Session. And she didnt like me.KATYA: Dublin IS, 2007

2) Describe her in 3 words.MILA: creative, smart, specialKATYA: ginger, crazy, lovely

3) What are the things you like most about her?M: she is a reliable and trustworthy friend. She is also very knowledgeable and wise. I can always ask for advise and be sure that it will be helpful. And we share fun. We find the same things funny and we get each others irony. And she is extremely stylish. K: she doesnt look like me

4) What are the things you dont like about her?M:she is tough to people. including herselfK: that we are different

5) Her favourite drinkM: sambuka. sometimes she drinks becherovka. sometimes she goes for bloody mary.K: spirits

6) If she once found herself in a desert island, what are the thingsshe couldnt live without?

M:b eaut i fu l thingsK:flip-flops

7) Gesture/phrase most frequently repeated by herM: popustis. bugagashenka.and shes got a very spe-cial facial expression when she starts laughing. She curls her lips and makes very funny eyes. I just love at such moments.K: dont know

8) What is the most important thing in her life?M: harmony with herself is very important for herK: friends

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ColumnistOksana Korchak

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What: Balkan International Forum of EYP-RomaniaWhere: Riviera, RomaniaWhen: 28 June -2 July 2011Who: Oleksandra Gipsh (Chairperson)

What: The 9th National Ses-sion of EYP-NorwayWhere:Trondheim, NorwayWhen:14-16 September 2011Who: UchennaEgbete (Chair-person)

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What: Iberian International Forum of EYP-SpainWhere: Girona, SpainWhen: 4-11 August 2011Who: Maria Shcherbak (delegate)

CROATIAWhat: The 68th International Session Where: Zagreb, CroatiaWhen: 30 September 9 October 2011Who: DmytroHoncha-renko (Chairperson); RoksolanaPidlasa, Anna Lachykhina, VitaliiO-vsiiuk, EvheniiManko, AndriiGyrych (del-egates)

What: The 11th National Selection of EYP-PolandWhere: Warsaw, PolandWhen: 7-11 September 2011Who: Oksana Korchak (Chairperson)PO

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EYP-Ukraines pathwayColumnistNata Tarasevich

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ave you ever compared yourself to any celeb-rity?

Now I mean only outward resemblance. Do your friends compare your friends compare you to a rockstar, famous actor or politician?

I consider such an activity as trying to find celebrity to whom you resemble very boring. However, a lot of people find this pur-suit quite funny.

Surfing in the internet, I found that such kind of having fun is really popular. There are a lot of articles and forums about celebrity similarities. Moreover, I found few web-sites specially designated to find celebrity similarities.

All you need is to upload your photo and wait for a minute Done! You see a photo of someone famous and a wording below: You look like Lauri Ylonen (frontman of the rockbandThe Ras-mus). Similarity 87%.. as it was in my case. Of course, sure that Im a pretty girl, I hoped to see:

at first - female!as a wish - some attractive photomodel or actress.But the result was unexpected and quite interesting...Later I really found some similar features.You can see this example here:

Member of PR department - Olena Grygorieva,Lauri Ylonen - the frontman of the Finnish alternative rock band The Rasmus.

Should I try such raven hair style?)

President - Kateryna VynogradovaAshton Kutcher - an American actor, producer, fashion model.

Interesting similiraty with Ashton Kutcher..Relatives?..

Board Member on Human Re-sources - Kristina ChelmakinaRenee Zellweger an American ac-tress and producer (Bridget Joness Diary, Chicago, etc)

Did anybody tell you that you look like an actress?

Vice-President on Public Relations - Anna SuprunenkoKristen Stewart an American actress (Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga, etc)

Ania, have you ever met the vampires?

Board Member on International Activities - Nataliia Tarasevych Hayden Panettiere an American actress and singer. More known as the bride of Wladimir Klitschko).

You may deceive our Ukrainian boxer!

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If you want to find a celebrity, who looks like you, or just to see some interesting and funny look-alikes, there are few link for you:

http://totallylookslike.comhttp://celebrity.myheritage.comhttp://lurkmore.ru/Look-alike

PS: Comparing yourself to somebody famous, dont take it too serious. Outward resemblance means nothing. What makes you unique is your inner world. Remember that you are individuality with your won ambitious, character, style, beliefs and thoughts. The more natu.ral you look - the more interesting person you are/

Member of PR depart-ment - Oksana KorchakNastya Kamenskih - Ukrainian singer.

Lets think about career of singer

Member of PR department - Lyubov DvoretskayaTina Kandelaki - a Russian journalist, TV presenter and producer.

Im sure that youll look great as TV presenter!

Secretary - Oleksan-dra GipshEmma Uotson an English actress (Hermione Granger in Harry Potter)

Enough conceal! Where is your magic wand?)

Member of PR, HR department - Roksolana PodlasayaSarah Jessica Parker - an American actress and producer (Sex and the City, etc)

Member of PR, HR depart-ment - Anna LachykhinaKate Holmes - an American actress (Batman Begins, Broad-way, etc)

Ania, your smile surely can be described as Hollywood smile!

This girl is really charismatic one.

ColumnistOlena Grygorieva

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Autumn issue of EYPigeon , official newsletter of EYP-UA, October 2011

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Editing and layout design:Zhenia Melekhovets

Columnists and authors:Ania SuprunenkoOlena GrygorievaOksana KorchakNata TarasevichYegor Vlasenko

Lyubov DvoretskayaKristina Chelmakina

People who contributed to Autumn EYPigeon:Uliana

Katia VynogradovaMila Pestun

Giorgi SamkharadzeRuslan Tsulukidze

Akaki KukhaleishviliNino Sioridze

Salome TsimakuridzeTornike Zurabashvili

Kevin Austin