Born in Terra Incognita in the last century. At the age of 8 was for the first time brought to the civilized world and successfully passed an exam of eating with knife and fork. Colorful pencil boxes, Barbie dolls and hot dogs bewitched my childish soul and there I was later on: in the country of the developed socialism, in the middle of the bread basket of Europe I was making plans of how to sneak out “to the other side”, preferably forever. Have I succeeded? Definitely....
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Born in Terra Incognita in the last century. At the age of 8 was for the first time brought to the civilized world and successfully passed an exam of eating with knife and fork. Colorful pencil boxes, Barbie dolls and hot dogs bewitched my childish soul and there I was later on: in the country of the developed socialism, in the middle of the bread basket of Europe I was making plans of how to sneak out “to the other side”, preferably forever. Have I succeeded? Definitely. Am I happy? A good question.

By somebody’s will I happened to be born in Ukraine. By my own will I happen to live in the Czech Republic. I love low grey sky and endless tundra, I dream about northern lights, in my last life I most likely lived in Alaska. I should have moved to Reykjavik, instead I live in Prague. I should be shepherding reindeers in the Yukon River valley, instead I work for an International Association “Civic Belarus”.

I have been living in this small landlocked state for the last three years. After getting BA in social work from Kyiv I decided to go on with my studies abroad. Just because a few of us could do so. After getting my MA in civic society studies from Prague I decided to return back home. Just because a few go back to Ukraine after almost settling down in “the West”. But I unexpectedly I was offered a job. And later another one. And another. And so got I stuck here.
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