Concrete Sunflowers

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  • Yulia on a ghostly warning

    Previous: Yulia on staying in touch Українською мовою: Юлія розповідає про привида з попередженням Yulia: I still have two stories. Well, one is more like a legend, and the other is something that happened with my second ex-boyfriend. After that, it’s hard not to believe in mysticism. Ivan: Okay, go ahead. Ivan: So, Yulia has two…

  • Yulia on staying in touch

    Previous: Yulia’s Father Українською мовою: Юлія розповідає про те, як підтримувати зв’язок Ivan: Are there any other examples? Yulia: Our soldiers have a tradition during rotation — meaning a change of soldiers from the front line. In the last settlement where there is a café, before going on a combat mission, they stop, slowly drink…

  • Yulia’s Father

    Note: This interview was conducted in Ukrainian via my translator, Ivan. To simplify things I have removed my questions and Ivan’s translations of Yulia’s responses. Українською мовою: Батько Юлії Vic:  So first could you tell me a little bit about yourself, so where do you live in Ukraine, how old are you roughly? Yulia: Okay.…

  • Aidan on Ukraine pub talk

    Vic: First up, can you tell me your name and a little bit about yourself? Aidan: My name is Aidan Lynch. I’m from New Zealand originally. I went to volunteer in Ukraine in the winter of 2023 over the new year into 2024 for three months, mostly doing humanitarian work. Vic: Cool. As most international…

  • Ivan on folk heroes

    Українською мовою: Іван розповідав про народних героїв Vic: Okay, so first up, can you just give me like a brief “who are you”? Your name, where you live in Ukraine? Ivan: Okay, so I’m [Redacted] Ivan, Ivan [Redacted] in English, we say differently, because in Ukrainian, usually surname goes first. In English, usually first name…

  • Face Eater the Dog

    During my 2 week interview project in Ukraine, I spoke to many many people. Unfortunately, I didn’t have my recorder running 24/7. Someone told me this anecdote when I was not recording, but I can’t for the life of me remember who. So, here is my recollection of Face Eater the dog. A volunteer was…