hey, guys, as you might know, I am right now in Austria and I came here to be close to my family
to be close to my parents and my grandmother. they were able to escape the war in the middle of march
and I came here not from Ukraine, I was lucky to NOT experience the war
I was safe in Mexico at that time. So I came to Austria later on and I really wanted to be nearby my family in these hard times
because I believe that being me here can give them more support
and more hope for the future. Especially they are waiting for their grandchild is coming
so it can bring them some positivity. And because I came here a little bit later, I didn't escape exactly the war
we learned that I couldn't stay here as not a tourist. I can't stay here a bit longer
so we learned that by the law, I have to come exactly from Ukraine after the war has started
that's why several days ago I had to go on the journey. I decided that it was doable, I can do it, it's nothing bad
I can follow the rule and also I found some positive things. I can see other countries
I can see my childhood friend and make this journey at some points even enjoyable
several days ago...
Have a safe journey! When you will sit on the train, let us know.
Fine, bye-bye!
I get the ticket, just a free ticket just to Vienna, because they allowed to give me the tickets just inside the country, in Austria
And then I will go to Budapest
it's kinda also free, I can show my Ukrainian passport, but there might be the seat belong to somebody else
then it can make me a bit of a problem. But the cashier said the train is not full, so it should be fine
It turned out that I don't have a seat on my ticket. And the train is more than full...
- Excuse me, do you speak English? - yes.
- Is there any free place, I'm pregnant. Maybe there's some free place? - No.
- All places are reserved. - Ok
After I asked the conductor if there was any free place, one man heard about my problem and helped me to have a seat. The road took 4 hours
my four hours trip is finished
I'm in Budapest, I recognize this railway station from the video, when my parents were coming from Ukraine
when Johnny was sending them to Austria. And now I have to wait for the next train from Budapest to Slovakia
so guys, here I got the ticket, I have my place, and there were a couple of people who is helping
they are volunteers, who help Ukrainians. Already I saw many Ukrainians. And the volunteers are translating and helping them
so when you pay three euros on the top, you get the seat. So it's good news
now I will go maybe to Starbucks, to drink coffee, and my next train will be in less than two hours
now I started to think maybe I should take a train even later
you know, to see the city, because actually the railway station is located close to the city center, I believe
as I remember when my parents were here, we were booking them an apartment on Airbnb
so I remember the railway station was not that far. So if I would have four hours, I could see more
but maybe on the way back
So, guys, I think I didn't mention
things are becoming a little bit more complicated because I'm pregnant. I'm actually on the seventh month
that's why, of course, this traveling through different countries, is more complicated
in Kosice (Slovakia), as I told you before, I guess, I'm going to meet my close friend
we were classmates. She moved to Slovakia about two years ago, she started to study there
and this year she's graduating. So she moved there with her family, with her husband and her little daughter
and, yeah, I will see them. I didn't see them for a year
because last time we saw each other in Kharkiv
and, yeah, I saw her and her daughter about a year ago
the daughter might be grown up :) so it will be nice to see each other
I feel a bit like that guy, but i can't run
okay
very soon I will cross the border with Slovakia. And you know, the funny thing is that I started to count how many countries my baby already traveled
And you will be surprised, it's already seven
with Slovakia, it will be seven. And with Ukraine, where is my last destination it will be eight.
The baby has been in Mexico
then we flew to Amsterdam (Netherlands). From Amsterdam, we flew to Turkey. From Turkey I flew to Austria
I traveled to Germany to see my childhood friend. And today I went to Hungary, from Hungary I go to Slovakia
and from Slovakia, I'll go to Ukraine. So it's eight countries. I started to travel when I was 20
and the last four years I'm traveling so much. And my baby naturally travels with me
No way! Hi, Dasha :)
Hi!
It was so unexpected you met me here!
Of course, Lena! Let's go!
The next morning I went to the border of Slovakia and Ukraine
so this is the morning, we are going now to the border with Ukraine. I hope everything will be fine
The border of Slovakia and Ukraine
Okay, I did it. It was all fine
so we are almost back to Kosice, to Slovakia. Here is Katya, who helped me a lot
she took me with her car to the border of Ukraine, she's also from my city, from Kharkiv
and she had to escape the war as well with her family. She stays in Kosice
and it was very nice of her to help me to reach the border and go back. So this is it, that trip ended up well
if you like the video, push the like button and see you in the next one. Bye-bye!
we are very thankful to the people who host us, who help us, we are very thankful to the Austrian government
and to the European Union. Because they sheltered millions of Ukrainian people and they made so many good things.
And I think this trip to the Ukrainian border is the smallest problem that I can experience while there is the war in my country