06/07/2022
I want to highlight the Ukrainian volunteers, young women wise beyond their years who inspire me every day I am in Warsaw.
Meet Maria. She is from Ivano-Frankivs in Ukraine and was studying languages (English and German) at her local university before she was displaced by the war. This experience has led her to the realization that her true passion lies in illustration, and she hopes to study art in Canada. (If anyone I know has ideas that can help make her dream come true, please reach out!).
She shared with me some of the illustrations she has been working on over the past few months. This unfinished series speaks to her conscious decision to use technology in a way that positively impacts her life. Yes, technology and social media can be fraught with pitfalls, but she has chosen pragmatism even as she's had to leave her friends and family and bravely push onward amidst chaos and uncertainty.