Born in America to Ukrainian immigrants, I explore the meaning of growing up and living as a Ukrainian in the US and Europe, yet never having been to Ukraine. It's an interesting conundrum.
Sunday, May 13, 2018
Do animals really understand Ukrainian better?
Since I was a child, I have always spoken to animals in Ukrainian when I really wanted them to understand. For some odd reason, I always thought they could understand Ukrainian better than English.
Wednesday, May 2, 2018
Ukrainian Scouting in America
Vodnyj Tabir c1971 Stillwater Reservoir (I'm on the bottom right.) |
In reading an interview with Sylvia Acevedo, the new CEO of Girl Scouts in America, I was reminded of the conundrum of growing up Ukrainian in America. We did not sell cookies. We had wilderness training.
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