Aina Parnikova

1. Name, country, and role at inDrive:

Aina Parnikova, Kazakhstan, Drivers Verification Group Lead

2. Morning person or night owl?

I wake up with the first rays of dawn!

3. One word your friends would use to describe you?

Empathy

4. Your favorite drink?

Cola zero

5. Your nickname
growing up:

-

6. What did you want to be when you grew up?

choreographer

7. A dish that tastes like home:

Yakut white soup

8. A song that fixes a bad day:

The song “Ne Vydumyvai” by Max Korzh means “don’t overthink it” / “don’t make things worse in your head.”

9. A word in your native language that doesn't translate:

There’s an interjection in the Yakut language - “ind” - that people put at the end of a sentence to mean “I’m joking” or “I’m not being serious.”

10. A skill you're
secretly proud of:

I’m a very empathetic person, and I can pick up on almost every emotion someone is feeling and adapt to them if I need to

11. A piece of advice you'd give your 16-year-old self:

Learn English, don’t be afraid to try new things, and don’t be afraid to make mistakes

12. Your dream
destination:

To act in a movie and play a villainess

13. A wish for whoever reads this:

Never compare yourself to others - only to the person you were yesterday

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