inFaces

Maria Orlova

1. Name, country, and role at inDrive:

Maria, Kazakhstan, Recruiter

2. Morning person or night owl?

At night, I have so much energy!

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

Outgoing

4. Your favorite drink?

Coffee, as black as it gets

5. Your nickname growing up:

Marusia

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

a ballerina or a Forensic pathologist / Medical examiner

7. A dish that tastes like home:

A salad of tomatoes with sour cream and bread with oil and salt

8. A song that fixes a bad day:

Miocard (Миокард) - Noize MC

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

Хтонь — a dark, terrifying, primal force or evil spirit. The word derives from the Ancient Greek for “earth” or “soil.” In modern slang, it is used to describe something hopeless or bleak, as well as mystical or grotesque phenomena that seem to have come from the underworld

10. A skill you're secretly proud of:

On any given day I can do at least 8 fouettes

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

Find something in life that drives you apart from ballet - It shouldnt be your whole identity

12. Your dream destination:

Australia and New Zealand - from those, where I haven't been before

13. A wish for whoever reads this:

Peace - both inside and outside. I think today peace will make everyone happier