Cassandra Payton
BA, Slavic Languages and Literatures, 2001
One of the rare "Alko Holes" found in Poland. Casse says: "Always
drink responsibly or don't drink at all!"
Career: Regional Director, Southeastern Europe,
American Councils for International Education. Based in Belgrade, Cassandra directs an office that recruits applicants for high school, undergraduate, graduate and faculty exchange programs, and administers all U.S. educational tests for south-eastern Europe.
Languages: Ukrainian, Russian, Slovene, Serbo-Croatian (reading
ability in Old Church Slavic and Hungarian)
Countries lived in: Russia, Ukraine, Slovenia
Favorite place: Lake Bled, Slovenia
Hobbies: Traveling, reading, cooking
Favorite food: Sushi
Favorite drink:
kvas, in the summer
Favorite saying:
Lyubysh meni, lyuby i moho sobaku (Ukrainian: 'Love me, love my dog'.)
Favorite book:
Master and Magarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
