Name: Jodi Lynne Cornell.
Hometown: Bloomington, Minnesota.
Time in Kyiv: She spent one semester in Kyiv on a student exchange in 1994, returned in June 1996 with the Peace Corps and has been here ever since.
What she is doing in Kyiv: Working at American Councils on the Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX).
Where she was when Ukraine declared its independence: In her senior year in high school.
Future plans: Undecided.
Favorite Ukrainian word to pronounce: Shkarpetky (socks).
Greatest fear: Being robbed again.
Special talent: Playing the drums.
Biggest turn on: Politeness.
Biggest turn off: Cheating.
How often she changes her underwear: “My dad has always told me that a pair of underwear can be worn twice. The first day you wear them like usual, and the second day you turn them inside out. I don’t usually take my dad’s advice.”
Favorite stomping ground: “Podil, Andriyivsky uzviz and Tequila House on a hot summer evening or any other time of day or season!”
Funniest Ukrainian experience: “Finding out that I had eaten a pig’s ear in holodets, fried chicken blood and drank watered-down spirits.
Most important characteristic of a significant other: Trust.
One thing she cannot live without: Meat. “I respect vegetarians, but I don’t really understand them.”
How often she washes her bath towels: Once a week.
What she would do if invisible for 30 minutes: “Maybe sneak into Tequila House and make as many margaritas as possible and then drink them with my friends.”
Dream car: “The newest, top-of-the-line black Mercedes, so I could finally be a krutaya devchonka.”
Favorite Bushism: “If I actually listened to his incoherent babble, I’m sure I’d have a lot to say regarding this.”
