“You need to have a goal, a desire. You need to
dedicate time,
photo: Bryce Vickmark
and work for it.”
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arrival from Iceland—quite a reunion, as they have not seen one another in 12 years. But as tensions heighten in her homeland, Barabash is becoming increasingly worried. “I have many friends and my father in Ukraine, and I am scared for them,” she said. The situation in Ukraine is highly unstable, as violence after the Crimean secession continues. “The conflict is so sad,” said Barabash, “Russia and Ukraine are like brother and sister. We come from the same family.”
In the meantime, Barabash is driven and determined to become a nurse practitioner. “You need to have a goal, a desire. You need to dedicate time, and work for it.” Alicia Martin ’15 is a Communication major from Putnam, Conn. She produced this piece in conjunction with a journalism course.
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