Ms. Khindria is off to Canada!

One of our beloved math teachers, Ms. Khindria, is leaving TISA at the end of the year. Our reporter, Omar Kenzhebekov, talked to Ms. Khindria about what she’ll miss and what she’s looking forward to in her new home.

Omar Kenzhebekov: Why did you come to TISA? What caught your eye about TISA?

Romita Khindria: We were living in Moscow and, no joke, a travel ad kept coming up on TV about Azerbaijan and it showed such a beautiful country that we were intrigued. I knew nothing of Azerbaijan or of TISA at that time.  

OK: What did you do while you were here? Any transitions of TISA that you have witnessed during your time here? 

RK: We came to Baku with two little kids and we were not so adventurous to travel out of Baku too much.  We really enjoy the city, the people and the culture here.  When we first came to TISA the dacha’s did not exist and TISA 5 was finishing up.  It’s great to see TISA evolve!

OK: Low points? High points? 

RK: Low points of living in Azerbaijan is probably that I wish I had learned more of the language and seen more of the country. High points of living in Azerbaijan are the people here, the city, just everything! Low points of working at TISA is having to say goodbye to students every year, with our population being so transient it’s always hard. High points of working at TISA are definitely my students. Every day my students make me smile and I am so lucky to have had them all in my life even being online. 

OK: Where are you headed next? 

RK: We’re moving to Canada. I am moving back and Leon and our girls have never lived there before so it’s going to be exciting for them to experience a new “international” life.   

OK: Any words of encouragement for the students you taught?

RK: Honestly, to all my students, please be kind – to yourself, your family and those who you meet along the way – kindness is everything. 

OK: Something that you learnt while teaching at TISA?

RK: That being an international student, families moving around, is not easy but it makes you stronger. I learned that language barriers are destroyed with a smile. I learned that I will miss teaching internationally.  

We would like to thank Ms. Khindria for her wonderful years of hard work at TISA, helping and supporting students.