Natalia Tkachenko

Natalia Tkachenko was born in Chisinau, Moldova, part of the former Soviet Union. In 1988 she graduated Lomonosov Moscow State University in Russia. More then 12 years worked as a reporter, free lance and public relations specialist for the local and international companies in her country. Her first book of psychological novels was published in Chisinau year 2000. While immigrated to USA Natalia created several literary web pages, where she shared her adjustment experience. Her second book "Married to American: Russian wife stories" was published both in English and Russian languages. Her current book "Adaptation in immigration: Slav in America" reviews wider the adaptation issues in the new life on the new continent and the ways to cope the stresses and is available for now in Russian language only.

Natalia's storytelling includes individual stories of international marriage and a way of adaptation of foreign language speaking wife in the new continent in new cultural context: joys and disappointments, perception and evaluation of relationships, various steps of the adjustment to the new life, which can be useful for the readers, facing the same experience or all those who appreciate cultural diversity.

In 2003 Natalia got her second Masters degree in American University in counseling psychology and working in the area of molding people's minds.