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My life has constantly been on the move since childhood, and it seems difficult for me to settle in one place. I’ve changed schools several times and even more frequently moved from one place to another, making it hard to maintain a stable social circle. Then there was the move to Canada, and recently I switched provinces again, and I’m thinking of doing it once more.

For the same reason, I’m not particularly eager to form lasting connections. Recently, I’ve had painful breakups with several close people, and my best friend is moving to another country. Well, working in graphics has its perks—you can work anywhere in the world. But it also has its downsides—sometimes you have to work all over the world. In general, after such separations, something inside withers a little, and it becomes easier to let people go.

People who live in one place for 10 years, how do you do it?

It’s been six months since I turned 30, and I really like this age. Almost all of my twenties passed by strangely and unconsciously, spent trying to figure myself out and deal with my problems. It was practically an uncontrollable fall. In an effort to change things, I tried everything from seeing psychologists to experimenting with strong psychedelics and peptides. However, in the end, simple life experience and the support of people made the biggest difference.

For the first time, I feel like I can do anything I want, without being influenced by external forces. But you can’t just do everything at once. I’m constantly jumping from one area to another, although I’ve learned to control it better as I’ve gotten older.

I’m trying to help people learn CGI, and it’s been a pretty transformative experience—it feels like I’m doing something important, not just creating detached commercial products.