[EDLING:1447] Youth Proves No Barrier in the Language of Success

[Francis M. Hult]

The St. Petersburg Times

Youth Proves No Barrier in the Language of Success

By Yelena Andreyeva

Special to St. Petersburg Times
 
It took only eight years for 26 year-old Alexandra Kashleva to build a career 
and start her own business. Having gained work experience at different 
companies in Russia and abroad, just over a year ago she set up Language 
Studio. 

Born in 1979 in Alma-Ata in Kazakhstan into the family of a professional 
military officer, at the age of three Kashleva moved with her family to 
Leningrad, as it was then called, the place that has become a real “home city” 
for her. “I grew up in St. Petersburg and always associated myself with it,” 
she says. 

A professional master of rhythmic gymnastics, Kashleva got her first job when 
she was only fifteen. “I’ve always wanted to be independent and to earn money. 
Sport has always played a key role in my life and I started working as a 
fitness coach,” she says. 

Having entered the English department at the Institute of Foreign Languages, 
Kashleva managed to combine study with work from the first year. “I was hired 
as a translator-interpreter at a company that specialised in exclusive 
building services,” she said. “As a newcomer in business it was a huge 
learning curve and I took a lot from that experience.” 

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