Ask a New Yorker: What’s going on?
Anna: I’m having a 16 hr. day so I’m going to be working the whole day and all night.
Ask a New Yorker: What kind of work do you do?
Anna: I’m a bartender.
Ask a New Yorker: Favorite drink?
Anna: Sex on the Beach. 2/3 oz. Schnapps, peach
• 1 1/3 oz. Vodka
• 1 1/3 oz. Cranberry Juice
• 1 1/3 oz. Orange Juice
Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a highball glass filled with ice.
Ask a New Yorker: You’re from?
Anna: Russia.
Ask a New Yorker: What’s the craziest thing that’s happened to you in your life?
Anna: I would have to say arriving to New York and staying to live here because it was just a vacation. I came here for three months and I decided to stay. That’s the craziest thing. Especially considering where I come from I would never think I would end up in New York.
Ask a New Yorker: Where in Russia?
Anna: Siberia. It really is not as bad as everyone imagines. It’s not cold the whole year. It’s pretty hot in the summers.
Ask a New Yorker: New York is… fill in the blank.
Anna: New York is a lot of stuff to do. It’s a lot of fun but not a lot of free time. New York is a lot of work and a lot of opportunities.
Ask a New Yorker: What’s your Christmas wish list?
Anna: To be honest nothing material. I think I have everything I want to have. But I would like to have more free time to spend with my friends because I don’t get to see them that often.
Ask a New Yorker: Do you have a New Yorker that you especially admire?
Anna: Yes, absolutely, it’s my teacher. I go to belly dancing school. Her name is Sera a Solstice She is like my idol, my guide, my teacher and I’m totally fascinated by her.
Ask a New Yorker: Do you need a pole to Belly dance?
Anna (laughs) absolutely not; it’s just a style of dancing a very ancient dance originating in Turkey, Egypt and India. It’s very authentic.
Ask a New Yorker: Love your coat.
Ann: It’s from Siberia.
Ask a New Yorker: It’s very North Pole-esque. What are you reading these days?
Anna: I actually prefer the fantasy genre. I like to read about dragons, elves and fairies.
Ask a New Yorker: You have a very distinct look.
Anna: I’ve been doing alternative modeling for a while. Alternative means I have a lot of tattoos and piercings. So I don’t fit the regulater criteria for modeling. My whole back is tattooed with butterfly wings. It’s extremely beautiful. It was custom made for me so it’s one of a kind. It makes me look like a fairy.
Ask a New Yorker: What else is going on?
Anna: I have a dog.
Ask a New Yorker: Lovely.
Anna: You’ll never guess what kind?
Ask a New Yorker: Got me.
Anna: A Siberian Husky. Kiba is his name with blue eyes.
Ask a New Yorker: Here’s your bus. Merry Christmas and happy new year!!
