Tania Varganova has two people to thank for inspiring her to come live in NYC: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Go watch New York Minute if you want to learn more.

In the meantime, hear Tania talk about what it was like growing up in Russia, how she became the English expert among her friends in St. Petersburg, how her personality differs between speaking in English versus Russian, and what her transition moving to NYC and adapting to American culture has been like over the past number of years.