I lived in Ukraine from 2017 to 2018. I posted on my blog about training with professional dance ensembles, the Ukrainian lifestyle, and places I visited. My one year in Ukraine has provided me with a lifetime of stories — and then some.
Since returning to Canada, I continue to post on my blog about my experience in Ukraine and about the Ukrainian diaspora in Canada. Feel free to sign up for my newsletter to get the posts straight to your inbox.
I’m in Kyiv right now to volunteer with the nonprofit organization Ukrainian Patriot (UP). The organization is founded by Lana Niland, a Canadian who has lived in Ukraine for two decades, and has a team of many dedicated volunteers, some on the ground in Kyiv and others around the world.
Read MoreProceeds from my book Planted will support Ukrainian Patriot, a team helping volunteers who are defending Ukraine and civilians who are caught in the crossfire of russia’s brutal war against Ukraine.
Read MoreThis year’s dance recital season in Manitoba hit different. Here are two organizations I know through Ukrainian dance, a hobby turned passion that changed my life, that you can donate to in support of Ukraine.
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