About me: I’m Alina — part-time nurse, full-time fairy godmother in scrubs. I work in pediatrics, which means I spend my days fixing scraped knees, calming little hurricanes with fevers, and becoming an expert in decoding baby babble. I’ve mastered the art of giving injections with one hand and tickling tiny toes with the other. Spoiler: I also know exactly how many stickers it takes to win someone’s heart (answer: usually two, but occasionally three if there’s a dinosaur involved). When I’m not at the hospital, you might find me dancing barefoot in my kitchen while making borscht with too much garlic, or reading five pages of a book before falling asleep with it on my face. I believe in small magic: handwritten notes, warm socks from the dryer, and the way a child’s laughter can reset the whole world. I have a soft spot for wildflowers, thunderstorms, and people who laugh at their own jokes (yes, I do too). I talk to birds. They haven’t answered yet, but I feel we're getting close.

Job: nurse in pediatrics