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This is fine
Every direction you look, there is worrying news. Have we grown collectively accustomed to this new normal?
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An update
Not the usual post today. A personal story.
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No War
Last night a legendary Russian rock group played in Vienna with a strong anti-war message. At the same time, I have been receiving desperate messages…
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Taking stock
No, this is not an April fool's post. A look at where we are and the roads ahead.
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March 2024

In Memoriam: Christopher James
It is with a very heavy heart that I share the news. Our first ever donor, who helped me help Ukrainians before I even had a plan, before Cards for…
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Spring
This week I have been thinking about how Ukrainians learn German. Then I saw the news from Kyiv, which followed recent attacks on Belgorod, Russia. You…
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A work of art: Russia "votes"
A closer look at the election show taking place across Russia this weekend, and more importantly, at those groups who are profiting most in Putin's war…
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Brain drain
This week I am thinking about the tension between Ukraine which needs its people and those pursuing new opportunities in Europe.
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8th of March
A bizarre mix of flowers and feminism. Recommended reading.
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Get a job, they said...
Stories from the labor market from Ukrainians in Austria, ahead of another meeting we volunteers have with the labor ministry tomorrow.
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Amalia's World
One mother from Kharkiv has opened a cultural fund here in Austria named after her artistic daughter, Amalia. Plus what to watch/listen to.
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February 2024

Past, present and future
This week I visited an art exhibit looking at Ukraine's past and heard a lecture speculating about the country's future.
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