Q&A About ESL Rimma Panina

Alex is a talented engineer who currently works on promising technology for
a small startup in Los Angeles. Previously he had experience working in
Germany and South Korea. We talked about his insights into the language and
cultures of those countries. Welcome to the 13th episode!

Meet Azhar Imanakunova. Like many of my guests, she has her own ESL story
which has started in Kazakhstan not so many years ago. Azhar is a
persistent and patient person and rationale in a good way. No surprise that
she reaches her goals and follows her path.

Dmitry Larionov’s ESL story as well as his approach to studying are
fascinating. We were talking about history and literature, culture and
language. Welcome to the 11th episode!

Cyril Lumboy is one of the most talented people I know. She is a student
and staff member at Saddleback College, as well as a filmmaker, producer,
and fashion designer. Right now she is working on her project Oh My SAI
where she sews face masks and she is very creative with it. Join us for
this fun episode!

This week Rimma interviews Vera, a brand new mom who shares about learning
English as a child, including having an English speaking pen pal. Vera
discusses her job as an interpreter and translator, living in Texas when
she first moved to the U.S., and raising a child of two cultures.

Tatiana is a video editor for commercials, music videos and documentaries.
Singer, cat lover, wine lover, Tatiana shares her journey in improving her
English speaking skills, Russian idioms versus American idioms, and how
wearing masks and face shields makes communicating difficult for non-native
English speakers.