Favorite book, movie, and piece of music:
Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Groundhog Day, Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy (not fair btw – too many other favorites too)

My last meal would be:
Pelmeni – Russian meat-filled dumplings

If I’ve learned one thing it is:
Love is all there is.

The three people at your dream dinner would be:
Another hard one. The Obamas, Noam Chomsky

Favorite thing at an amusement park:
Harry Potter rides at Universal Studios in Florida

My first job was:
If you don’t count internships, teaching drawing classes at the Arkansas Arts Center

The historical figure I most admire is:
Leonardo da Vinci

Best advice I ever got:
Treat others as you want to be treated.

Very few people know I:
Co-piloted a small commercial plane over Kamchatka when I was 12.

Web site I cannot live without:
I could live without all, but Facebook/Instagram helps me keep in touch with friends far away.