inFaces

Nataliia Gorodentseva

1. Name, country, and role at inDrive:

Nataliia Gorodentseva, Junior HR Specialist, Cyprus

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?

Caring🫂

4. Your favorite drink?

Pineapple espresso tonic

5. Your nickname growing up:

Nataliia Denisovna - the full formal version of my name with a patronymic. Because apparently I acted like a respected middle-aged manager even as a child

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

Honestly, I had no idea. I was just curious to see where life would take me

7. A dish that tastes like home:

Anything I cook, I’m actually really good at it

8. A song that fixes a bad day:

Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia

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

Potikhonku - a Siberian-style philosophy of doing everything slowly but surely, without stress

10. A skill you're secretly proud of:

I have a talent for making sure things don’t stay ‘in progress’ forever. Even my manager sometimes brings me in when things need a little extra momentum

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

You’re doing just fine, baby, more than fine, actually. Keep going and trust yourself

12. Your dream destination:

Paris & Disneyland. Because you’re never too old for a little bit of magic

13. A wish for whoever reads this:

Love yourself first; it’s the kindest thing you can do for the world