Russian for beginners or not

From 31 C$ /h

Nice y cheerful Russian from a Ukrainian woman.

The emphasis is mainly on the speaking part, because speaking is the purpose of language. Grammar sticks automatically :)

We sing songs, watch cartoons, movies, have fun chatting :)

Para todos los individuos, recomendamos lo que les interese.

Free soul, poet, writer, artist. I speak Ukrainian, Russian, Spanish, English and a little Dutch.

I believe that everything is always perfect y I find the positive side in people.

We can all do anything, the main thing is to have the desire.

Un proponent de la filosofía hawaiana de ho'oponopono y una look positiva. Sincerely, with a piece of dinner :)

Extra information

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Location

Online from Netherlands

About Me

Open-minded free soul with a positive life attitude who enjoys helping people around and making them happy without age or personality frames. The one who speaks English, Spanish, Ukrainian, Russian and a little Dutch. Always growing and improving in a relaxed way. Now my life consists of volunteer work as the translator for Ukrainian refugees in the Netherlands and volunteer English teaching for Ukrainian refugees in the Netherlands.

Education

Education
National University of State Fiscal Service of Ukraine Irpin, Ukraine
Master’s degree/Customs control and audit September. 2015– February. 2017

National University of State Fiscal Service of Ukraine Irpin, Ukraine
Bachelor degree/Audit September. 2013– August. 2015

Kyiv Financial Economic College
Irpin, Ukraine
Associate degree/Accounting September. 2010– August. 2013

Experience / Qualifications

Professional Experience
Bellriva boat Dordrecht, Netherland
English teacher June. 2022– now
Challenge: difficulties to find a job, to travel, to shop etc without speaking English. Action: organized English classes for Ukrainian refugees on the boat. Result: people found better jobs, people now travel and shop more comfortably.

Vertalers Dordrecht Dordrecht, Netherland
Translator June. 2022– now
Challenge: language barrier for Ukrainian refugees in hospitals, municipality, banks, refugee help centers etc. Action: performed translations Ukrainian-English, Russian-English. Result: people were able to have normal doctor’s appointments, municipality appointments, bank appointments and get proper help in various issues they have.

Studio Blijmakers Dordrecht, Netherland
Artist, teacher and client assistant july. 2022– september 2022
Challenge: clients don’t have inspiration to perform arts. Actions: offered them new ideas for their existing projects, for completely new projects and technique, offered a new attitude to their projects. Result: beautiful projects appeared, people are happy with their projects.

Cacentinella Sant Gregori Girona, Spain
Nanny, tutor March. 2022– June. 2022
Challenge: parents need help with two girls 11 and 13 years old. Actions: took care of the girls, played board games with them, teached arts, teached English, went swimming with them, went walking with them, gave friendly support. Result: happy kids, improved their English, extended their art skills.

Golden Dimension Kyiv, Ukraine
Backend Software engineer August. 2021– June. 2022
Project: documents flow for the insurance companies.
Challenge: not possible to track specific one-time-use secure info on a claim creation, which should not be stored in the database. Action: developed a separate messaging module from scratch with kafka and pulsar messaging queues. Result: all info about the claim is sent to the messaging queue on its creation and is accessed when required and removed from the broker.
Challenge: certain new features break customers' flows. Action: covered main happy and errorful flows with the integration tests. Result: breaking changes are failed by tests and are fixed right away.
Technology used: Java 17, Maven, Kafka, Pulsar, PostgreSQL, JUnit, Git, Tribefire.

Golden Dimension Kyiv, Ukraine
Backend Software engineer August. 2019– August. 2021
Project: open source java implementation of the berlin group PSD2 directive.
Challenge: psd2 directive is not followed by a client bank. Action: investigated all requirements and implemented a connector for psd2 xs2a. Result: psd2 directive system successfully integrated into the client bank and payments meet all the directive rules and client requirements.
Challenge: banks with custom types of payments could not pass psd2 validation. Action: extracted validation of payments on creation into separate modules with the ability to add custom ones (via using interfaces) and implemented required ones. Result: any custom types of payments could be validated properly.
Technology used: Java 11, Maven, SpringBoot, Hibernate, REST, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Oracle, DBeaver, JUnit, Git

Freelance Kyiv, Ukraine
Backend Software engineer August. 2018– August. 2019
Project: online pets store
Challenge: pets’ goods company doesn’t have any IT support. Action: developed one from scratch. Result: IT integration for the pets’ goods company.
Technology used: Java 8, Servlets, JSP, MySql, JDBC, Log4g, Git, JUnit

Freelance Kyiv, Ukraine
Decoration Artist August. 2017– August. 2018
Challenge: there is no holiday atmosphere inside the house. Actions: created handmade decorations and put them into a house. Result: magical holiday atmosphere at home.

Age

Children (7-12 years old)

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Adults (18-64 years old)

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Student level

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Duration

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The class is taught in

Ukrainian

English

Spanish

Russian

Dutch

Skills

Russian

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• **Russian Alphabet:** Learn all 33 Russian letters, their sounds and correct pronunciation.

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• **Everyday Conversations:** Learn how to introduce yourself, ask simple questions and communicate in basic daily situations.

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Russian lessons with a native speaker and Ph.D.
A structured method.

Hello, my name is Daria, I am Russian and I have been teaching Russian to adults for 15 years.

My journey

✓ 15 years of teaching Russian, including 10 years of business Russian
✓ Doctor (PhD) from KU Leuven in Slavic Studies
✓ Graduate of Saint Petersburg State University (Russian as a Foreign Language)
✓ 4 masters, including one from the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management
✓ Internship at ISTI (Higher Institute of Translators and Interpreters, ULB)
✓ State Diploma for Television Presenters
✓ TORFL examiner diploma, the official Russian language exam (in progress)

I suggest Russian

- For families with a Russian-speaking partner,
- For adults of all ages,
- For interpreters and translators,
- For diplomats, political leaders, journalists, lawyers, European civil servants, and executives:
• the precise vocabulary of your profession
• Public speaking, speeches, interviews
• Read, understand and comment on the Russian press
• meetings, negotiations, official correspondence

My students

They are lawyers, diplomats, economists, interpreters, researchers, artists, entrepreneurs.
They work in European institutions, embassies, consulting firms, universities, theaters and many others.
Some start from scratch, others finally want to speak freely after years of grammar.

How are the classes going?

1. In the first lesson, we assess your level and your objective.
2. Each course is built for you: conversation, grammar explained simply, pronunciation, vocabulary of your field.
3. You speak Russian from the very first lesson, even if you start from scratch.
4. After each lesson, you will receive the words we have seen together and some exercises.

I explain in French, English or Russian, depending on your level.

Welcome to your new quality of life with the perfect Russian!