Natasha Goncharova
"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that,
but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great."
Mark Twain

        Life in four countries -- Story and history of a happy person ... I just love Life. It is Worth Living
        I have experienced and seen quite a bit, traveled to a number of places.   I lived and worked in four countries, each with its own unique language, religion, and culture.   
        I was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, beautiful desert country with sweet fruits and ancient places. I have got my finance degree and first MBA there.   By now, it seems it was so long ago… like in a previous life.    
        With an IBTCI consulting project in banking supervision I moved to work to Almaty, Kazakhstan, interesting place with nice, educated people.
        Next move was to live and work in Moscow, Russia.   Moscow taught me a lot -- huge beautiful city, not tolerant to those without stamina.  
        From there, I applied and was accepted to Isenberg School of Management, UMASS Amherst, USA and got my second MBA degree. To the question why I needed the second one, I used to respond ‘To let me breach a ceiling, it seemed society wanted me to have credentials… western degree… So I got it. Plus, it was a great learning experience.”   
        For the last five years I have lived and worked in Western Massachusetts, US. Next step is to move to a larger and/or warmer city.
        All these steps are part of my way to change the world for the better.
In Memory of My Dear Mom (in Russian)