Angela (Warren) Hood
BA Slavic Languages and Literatures, KU, 1997; MA, Russian Area Studies, Georgetown, 1999
Angela at MosFilm with husband Matt
Career: I’ve been working at the US Embassy
in Moscow since August of 2005. It’s a terrific post
with enormous opportunities for meeting people of all
nationalities. I love working for the government, but
am glad that I first worked for a non-governmental
organization aiding the people of the FSU. There are
many NGOs still serving this part of the world,
granting opportunities to continue your study of the
language and culture while helping people.
Languages: Russian, a little French, soon to add
another when I find out where my next post will be.
Places lived in: Russia, including long stays in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and the Russian Far East
Favorite place: Tomsk is a great university city with
some of Russia’s friendliest people, and the most
enchanting birch forests.
Hobbies: travel; practicing and teaching yoga; editing
home movies; cooking, baking and eating; collecting
antique maps.
Favorite food:
khachapuri, Georgian cheese bread.
I make a fast and easy Americanized version of it for
dinner parties, but enjoy the authentic version much
more.
Favorite saying:
Khai tebe kachka kopnye, which
is Ukrainian for "May a duck kick you in the knee!" What could
be more unexpected than a kicking duck?
Favorite book: Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins. My favorite Slavic book is
Dr. Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
