Alisa has been a freelance writer since 1998. She contributed to multiple online and print magazines, as well as interned in a photo-journalism department during school years. Alisa has written for such magazines as La.Cityzine.com, Bonjour Paris, Russian Women Magazine Online, Young Creative Russian Online Portfolio, Hello, and contributed to NY Post and The LA Times. She's been also a blogger since 2003 and keeps three online columns-blogs, one of which is in Russian language. She often writes on travel, arts, culture, events and lifestyle, as well as on her hometown's, Washington DC, international scene. Alisa has already been to and lived in more than 17 countries. She speaks Russian and German. She now works as a correspondent for Voice of America. You can reach her at lisusha(at)yahoo(dot)com.