Experiences shape you. And, unless you live in complete isolation, everyone and everything you interact with influence the way you are.

I am absolutely fascinated by it.

My name is Marie. But friends call me Masha. And I am a Russian girl living in California and exploring the world and the pathways to the ultimate happiness through ever-evolving relationships with people, things, and myself.

I am new to philosophy and psychology, but I love pondering about the “Why’s” of the world. For example, why people do what they do.

I’d like to start my Blog with a very dear piece of writing to me – an essay that I wrote several years ago in my English class (English is my second language, by the way, so please don’t be harsh on me).

Ms Petite Marie