I am in Kiev, but you don't have to come here to support Ukraine.
A lot of people think that helping Ukraine means coming here or sending money directly, and that matters. But support doesn't only happen here. It also happens far away from Ukraine.
This is a Ukrainian shop in Denmark. And places like this do more than just sell food. Of course, buying products from Ukraine helps directly, but this is only part of the story because for many Ukrainians living abroad, this is something else.
So, this is Anastasia. She runs the shop and um do you have a lot of Ukrainians coming here? Yeah, I do. Uh it's like 50/50 Polish and Ukrainians, but biggest part are still Ukrainians, right? And what does it mean for them to have a place like this? I think it feels like being at home for a small moment, but you feel welcome. You hear your language, you meet your people, right? For many Ukrainians, leaving their country means losing more than just a place. They lose language around them. They lose everyday culture. They lose normal life. Places like this bring a small part of that back. A place where their language isn't foreign. Where people understand them. where they feel a little bit at home.
When I first met her, she asked if I had been to Ukraine. I showed her my passport. It had 20 stamps from the Ukrainian border and she started crying, not out of sadness, but because it meant something to her. And recently when I came back, she had just watched my first video. She looked at me and said, "You made me cry again." Supporting places like this doesn't just help one person. It supports a community and it helps keep something alive even far away from home. You don't have to go to Ukraine to support Ukraine. You can do it right where you are. If you know places like this, share them in the comments.
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