{"id":4610,"date":"2020-02-23T20:39:44","date_gmt":"2020-02-23T20:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theopinator.org\/home\/?p=4610"},"modified":"2020-02-23T21:38:34","modified_gmt":"2020-02-23T21:38:34","slug":"feature-mr-lyavdansky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theopinator.org\/home\/2020\/02\/23\/feature-mr-lyavdansky\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Highlights: Mr. Lyavdansky"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo courtesy of Mr. Lyavdansky<\/p><\/div>\n

By\u00a0Mya Dobrowolski ’21<\/h4>\n

In this week\u2019s edition of Faculty Highlights, get to know Russian teacher Mr. Lyvandansky!<\/b><\/p>\n

Where were you born and raised?<\/b><\/p>\n

I was born in a town called Leningrad. It was in the Soviet Union or the USSR, but as most Americans say, the CCCP.<\/span><\/p>\n

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How long have you been working at Sem?<\/b><\/p>\n

I started in 1992. I\u2019ve been here for 28 years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is your favorite class to teach?<\/b><\/p>\n

Russian 4, by far. The students are very mature and advanced. They even have some knowledge of Russian that is applicable in the real world when they travel to Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is your favorite football team?<\/b><\/p>\n

The Cowboys because when I was little, I loved cowboy movies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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If you could be an animal, what animal would you be?<\/b><\/p>\n

A cat. When I was little, I read a story about a cat who walked by himself. I think Kipling wrote it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is your favorite color?<\/b><\/p>\n

Blue. It\u2019s calm but at the same time warm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is one place you\u2019ve always wanted to travel to?<\/b><\/p>\n

Well, I have traveled everywhere I have wanted to. I wanted to go to Western Europe and I did it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is one object that you couldn\u2019t live without?<\/b><\/p>\n

Tik Tok. I spend hours on it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is a quote that you live by?<\/b><\/p>\n

I believe that everyone should \u201clive, laugh, love.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is your favorite thing about Sem?<\/b><\/p>\n

The sense of community here. It\u2019s one big loving family\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is your favorite sport?<\/b><\/p>\n

Skiing. Love it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Any plans for summer?<\/b><\/p>\n

Spend time with the family. I\u2019ll teach my twins how to swim, ride bikes with Leo, and host a lot of BBQs. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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