Ibsen's Journalism

 

 

 https://soundcloud.com/elizabeth-ibsen/alex-from-ukraine-to-united-states?si=fb2acd4eb6614f3caa170c08385c6209&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Doroshuk: When I start driving and I see big buildings, big trucks, big people and like "woooahh!" I'd never seen such big things at all. Interviewer: This is the voice of Aleksey Doroshuk. Interviewer: He immigrated to the United States from Ukraine 23 years ago. His experiences were not unlike other immigrants. Learning English was difficult, but as he put it, most US citizens were very helpful in his quest to learn a new language. Interviewer: He recounts an encounter at home depot in the early days of his time in the US, where the employee was open to learning about him. Doroshuk: But he is also curious. He starts slowly, patiently, just asking where I'm from. And I was so-- accepted. I feel accepted. Interviewer: Doroshuk spoke about how difficult life in Ukraine was after the f...