Our last day in Zhytomyr was unexpectedly uplifting, the kind of day that settles deep in your heart. We visited the Babushka Battalion, a circle of senior women who have taken the rhythm of a sewing machine and turned it into an act of devotion. Tama and Cathy, our HOG colleagues, found them last year, and I’m so [...]

Trying to catch up on sharing our experiences in Ukraine … Our friend Oksana, once a well-known television host and now a professor of Journalism at Zhytomyr University invited us to speak with her class. It was especially meaningful for our IR journalist, Sonny Tapia. We had barely begun when the air-raid siren sounded. Without panic, [...]

Yesterday we spent the day at the Zhytomyr Regional Hospital, delivering the critically needed orthopedic equipment and other essential surgical supplies we brought. From the moment we arrived, we were welcomed so warmly by Dr. Vitali Khomencho and Dr. Victor, two extraordinary surgeons who work with a level of dedication that feels almost superhuman. I met [...]