I am so very pleased, that you replied to my quick message! I was waited for your answer with a big impatience!
I hope you will be attentive to words that i am going to write, then i can assure you i will be patient and attentive reader also.
You probably already know that there is a war going on in Ukraine right now. At first time, it was very scary to wake up from explosions every time.
The Russian military were almost at the borders of Kyiv. The situation took a turn for the worse. But our city of Kyiv held out.
The Russian military retreated to the east and now the battles continues in eastern Ukraine. So right now, I'm staying safe.
Of course, explosions are heard, but I'm already used to it. A person is able to adapt to almost any situation.
I cross my fingers every day and hope that this will end soon and a diplomatic agreement will be reached.
Can I ask you a favor?? I beg you, please, let's not discuss the topic of war in our further correspondence.
War is grief, these are tears, these are the lives that have been taken, these are broken destinies.
For me, this is a very painful topic, I can not talk about it without tears. Please understand me correctly. I hope for your understanding.
Cause from what you'll write to me i'll consider, is there any point in our further dialogue. The thing is, and i think you'll agree with ME -
it's so hurts to be ignored, yes? I want to be straight with you in our correspondence, i want to have a chance to talk free about what's on
my mind. And it's so sad when you get ignore at the end, or rude words or more of it, when you've been named by a different name.
It's so unpleasant this happened with me a couple of times and less of everything i want it happen again. Ah, i am sorry if it sounds too
pretentious, i do not want you to be frighten, i am a kind person after all. Please, read my letter to the end and only then make your
conclusions. The point is, i am a gentle and loving girl but life gives lessons that needs to be learnt, so i try to be more cautious now.
There is so much people that carries cruelty and evil with them. I am interested in you and the fact that you wrote to me tells that you like me too.
None of us could tell right now, where will our communication lead us to, i hope, no matter what we could be friends at least.
With regard to age. I think the age is not important in the relationship between human beings. The most important thing is the ability to love and respect!
It's just love real man really knows! The soul of a pure heart and the most important components of the person. The age does not matter.
As the saying goes, love knows no age. You with me agree?
Well, to the POINT - something about me: i am a student-bachelor, my main subject is sociology. To me 26 years and my birthday On March, 27th. I was born in Russia, but for a long time I live in Ukraine, city Kyiv.
In my future letters i'll give you more detailed story. As you already know the war is here and so there are a lot of restrictions.
I do not lose hope and in the future I hope to work on my speciality. I like man's who try to be
honest with themselves, who does not judge just because most of the peoples do, brave and passionate persons. Please forgive my English, i am
still learning and sometimes it's hard for me to View translation, for example something from urban language or national specific. Anyway, forgive me if i'll miss something you'll write.
I like having fun, laughing and i think i am easy person in communication, like jokes, and the people who like to smile. I know this is not the time for fun, but I try not to despair. SMILE - is something you
like to have when you live in a Ukraine, it helps)) Anyway, you'll not be bored next to me! Despite of that, i have not to much friends, but i try to
be a best for this little company i have, true friendships is something really valuable! Hope we could be that kind of people to each other and will
be careful and respectful to each other. I'll do my best from my side! It's not with any person i want to be engaged in such relationships, but, in some way,
i want to try it with you. I do not want you to think like i am irrational in some way, but we must confess to each
others that attraction between man and woman is irrational by it's nature, do not it? I think i have my own head, i know something about peoples and society,
well thanks to my education. Sometimes i think it's too much for a young woman like me, sometimes i want to feel myself silly little girl, who had someone
who cares about her. But life had it's RULES - either you grow quick either you lose. So, i became an independent instead of waiting for someone.
Now i think, no matter what was in your life before you should not complain, look at everything around YOU - life isn't simple but it also had it's beauty!
We are the creators of our world and we must chose the people that surrounds us wisely. That's my philosophy, what's you thinking about it?
There is something that's on my mind also, as i told you, i had an experience in talking with some peoples from Internet, and some of this experience isn't
pleasant, as i told you before, i want to be heard but some peoples talks like robots and avoid personal communications, so will it be possible if i'll
call you some day? When you'll be ready just write me your phone number and i'll call you. I want to hear your voice. I'll love to do that right when i
repair my cell phone. I only had time to use my phone for a few months and now my phone is in the service, under warranty service.
But you know that the situation right now is not easy, still I hope that I will be able to pick up my phone soon.
But please don't worry, I will try to find another way to call you. Okay?? Oh, one more thing, I hope you do not ask my naked photos, i want to be sure that it's not the only thing why you wrote me.
I want to be sure you interested in me as a person also! Don't forget, i am waiting
for your photos also and with a big impatience! Just resize them first, internet speed is really low here and sometimes it takes ages to download a large photo.
I am here and waiting for your answer with a big interest and huge impatience! I want to hear about the place you live in, your country, city,
peoples around. I am so curious! This was a long letter, but there is so much i need to tell you. I want to hear your opinion about main thoughts in this letter, do not make me waiting for too long!
With my best wishes, Kateryna.

Sorry for the delay in my letter. As you already know, the war is here and therefore I do not always have the opportunity to quickly answer you.
Please do not worry, I always answer your letter. I hope for your understanding.
It was so great to receive a letter from you and i am so happy that you want to communicate with me further. I'm writing you a letter and it means all is well with me and I'm safe.
I want you to read my message carefully cause there is some important things i am about to tell you and i
want to know what are you thinking about that. I think that any relationships should be built on trust and sincerity. I enjoy of dancing and some
nice music, this makes me feel happy even when i am sad about something. Even in such difficult times. Besides i think that every girl likes when someone finds her attractive
and sexy, i like to think that i'm exciting girl It's really cheer me up. Hope my words doesn't knock you
down, i try to stay straight thinking and free-minded. I am only asking you to not think about be as a lecherous
girl or whatever. I am fragile, faithful and kind-hearted girl. I need only one man in my life to make me happy!
Sometimes life getting hard, sometimes bad things happen but no matter what, i love this life, every day, every hour!
But i stay rational and don't do anything that could be morally and socially unacceptable.
Don't forget to resize your photos before sending them to me, internet connection is so weak here, i am forced to use 3g modem for connection
But for now the traffic payment remains high, i need to pay for each megabyte i am downloading and it's getting quite a big sum time to time.
This is a reason why i can't use Skype or social networks or messengers. So for now, the best way of communication for us is email.
I mailed you some new pictures, hope you found them nice. I want to know what are you thinking about my photos, did they
made any impression on you? I am always waiting for your photos with a big impatience, hope you'll make some new one for me.
You know, it's not easy for me to find a new interesting peoples, to let them in my life. But i find you a very nice
and interesting person. I think i made a right move when i mailed to you first time and now i hope our communication 
will continue. I want we to learn each other closer.
Let's i tell you something about myself then, well, as i already told i am 26 years old and my photos should tell you
everything about my appearance. I have no close relatives as i am an orphan. From very early childhood i was grown in
a orphanage. This was a tough times. There are so many memories i want to forget when i am thinking about this years.
Children protection programs are don't get enough cash from a government in Ukraine, it's a big problem and very sad
thing to talk about let us talk about something else. We could talk about this later.
Right then i left a orphanage according to some local laws i was presented a small nice apartment not far from a city
center. I was a diligent student at the orphanage so this fact, as also my willing to proceed my education, gave me
an opportunity to study at the local university without paying a huge cash. So i joined a sociology faculty of
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. There is a lot of info and you probably asking yourself- why does she wrote all of those?
You see, this year will be a graduation year for me, and now it's time for my graduation practice that should be carried
outside the country, where i must departure at the very nearest future. My practice was approved in January 2022. Before the invasion of the Russian military.
There were some difficulties from the war and I just had to wait for the right moment to start my practice. Finally, this moment has come.
So there is no problem to start my practice. In addition, where I will be practicing, in your country, there is no military action. So I will be safe.
But there is one difficulty in terms of logistics, namely the flight, but this is not critical. Right now the skies of Ukraine are closed and no planes are flying.
That's why my flight was approved from Poland. I will have to get to Poland by automobile transport and immediately visit the Ukrainian embassy.
All the papers already signed and my tickets will be waiting for me at the Ukrainian Embassy in Poland.
I was given two weeks to reach your capital city, but i didn't thought about where should i move after. I was 
told to choose any city of your country i want for my practice, where i'll be staying and where i'll get all i need to
finish my education, like room, food, cash for a living. All this expenses will be taking care by the
government as i am taking a part in their governmental education assistance program. I'll update you with details in
my next letters. The main thing is that everything is ready and i'll arrive in your country very soon. I'll need someone
i know in the places where i am going to and i am extremely happy that i found you! This practice in your country will last
for 5 month. So, we will have a plenty of time to meet in real, talk about everything, do whatever comes in our minds.
When the time will come and my practice ends, i'll have to return to Ukraine to get my diploma.
I hope that by that time the war will be over, through the adoption of diplomatic arrangements. Right after i'll graduate
i have a plan to sell my apartment and leave Ukraine. So, i am deciding now where should i move after that. 
My apartment isn't big but it's my nice quiet place where i can hide from a world sometimes. I redesigned it a little
so it's pretty nice looking apartment now, i proud of it 
I like sport, like to run at the early morning sometimes. Winter brings other fun stuff like skates or ski. Sometimes i
visit a swimming pool, in other words i try to keep my body in a good shape.
That's what was in my daily life. But now, as you know, different circumstances. What are you thinking about sport? Do you like to swim?
Hey, xxx, you must be getting so bored to read this long letter, i'll try to make next letter shorter
I am waiting for your thoughts regarding some things i wrote.
Hope you doing great and smiling after you read all of this, wish you a great mood! 
Kateryna.

I am so pleased to get a letter from you, it brings a smile on my face and frequent beats in my chest!
As you can see, I'm fine and I stay safe. No rocket flew into my house. Self-irony and sense of humor helps me not to despair and be strong in such difficult times.
It is so easy to talk with you. I would like to continue our correspondence, you definitely caught me with something!
I hope we continue our communication and find out where will it lead us to 
I thought maybe my previous mails was to cumbersome for reading so i need to make some clarification about my foreign practice and
education assistance program. I hope that my english language level will allow me to make it understandable
I should begin from a fact, that in despite of that i am living in Ukraine i am not a ukrainian on my nationality. My nation called "Mari".
I am sorry that i should begin from this far, but it is necessary you will see. Mari nation is not numerous, there are only about 500 or 550 thousand
people all over the Russia, Ukraine and some in other countries. 
Mari Nationality is just one of many nationalities of Finno-Ugric group. There are other nationalities there like Finns, Hungarians, Estonian etc. 
There are plenty of info about mari in the internet, and you can find it if you think this is interesting. Anyway, let me go on with my story, we are 
approaching to the point.
All this nationalities are tied with one cultural legacy and with a common help of each other they doing all to save this cultural unity.
so, the government of Finland established an international help program that supports Finno-Ugric peoples who lives in developing countries or in 
counties with unstable socioeconomic situation. I found this out when i was surfing thru the internet and i THOUGHT - i should try to get involved in this
program, so i filled all the papers and sent it for review. About one month later i got a call from my university dean and i was told that my application was
approved and, with a help from this Finnish program, my final practice will be carried abroad. I think that my orphan status and my achievements in studying
played a significant role, so i was elected from many other peoples.
Dear xxx, this program gave me a big opportunities, they already paid for my flight tickets, and they also going cover all my habitation costs
when i will fly to your country. Don't forget, my flight will be from Poland, because right now the planes are not flying over the skies of Ukraine due to military operations.
I told you this in my last letter, I hope you remember. I will also get a cash grant for all my possible needs during the time of practice, this grant is equal to 12 000 Dollars USA.
I will get this cash when i get to my final practice location. I will be totally free to use this grant what ever i want, this cash will be given to me
at the Finnish embassy in your country's capital city.
This grant will pay all my expenses that will appears during my practice, like rent, food, clothing, everything that i will need in this 5
month. But i will get this cash only in about two weeks at the Finnish embassy in your capital. After i will sign all the documents and receive this grant,
i will be free to go to any city i want and there my practice will be carried out and i want to choice your city.
Once again, all expenses will be covered by this governmental PROGRAM - flights, land travels, residing, food...
Now i think that i am not so unfortunate person after all I think you can imagine THAT - when something really good suddenly appears in your life
it feel so fantastic, i can not believe this happening but it is true! After many years of hard work, struggle and survival... It is some kind of miracle!
Ops, it seems that i am bothering you with my stories again! Anyway i hope you feel just a little happy for me also. 
Dear xxx, sounds silly but i just want to give you a part of my good mood to you.
Hope you did not fall asleep cause of my endless talks and you will not disappear. Can you send me a letter soon? I want to hear your thoughts! I hope to you it is pleasant!!
I want to know your opinion and i am also waiting for a couple of gentle words from you.
You can find a map in attach, there is a little info about Finno-Ugric nations location there, just for your interest...
I will be looking for your mail and i hope to see it soon.
It is so nice to have a talk with you, maybe it is more than just a friendship waiting us in future? Hope so...  
Waiting for your reply,
Yours Kateryna.

I am so happy to see your letter again, my dearest! How are you doing there?
I'm safe. Under the circumstances, I now appreciate every new day. And I envy kindly those people who have no war, who have a normal and peaceful life.
I hope it will be the same for me soon.
Birthday Sveta's i talk you about passed well, nothing special. Sveta and I drank tea and ate a piece of cake. 
Admirable that all the necessary papers and documentations are ready and in a day or two, my trip will start at the border with Poland.
Don't forget, my departure will be from Poland, since passenger planes now do not fly in the skies of Ukraine. This is a very latest news so i was so hurry to share it with you
Every time i found your letter at my email i feel so good, so warmth, so excited. I believe it's unusual but somehow
i miss you as if we know each other for a years. I learned that you are so gentle and passionate person and it's
so easy and pleasant to keep a dialogue with you
I am single now and sometimes it's hard.
As i see our communication goes in right direction, and from my point we should not hide anything, be absolutely
sincere in our actions and talks. This is a relations i was looking for. 
I think there is a reasons why i have no partner or boyfriend. I guess it's all about me. Besides, i'm going to leave
this country so there is no point to look for boyfriend here. But the main thing, in my opinion, is that man's here

Meine Liebe xxx, bitte vergib mir. Ich habe dich missverstanden. Es ist mir jetzt so peinlich vor dir.
Es hat einige Zeit gedauert, eine Kopie meines Passes anzufertigen. Hier gebe ich Ihnen eine Kopie meines Reisepasses.
Ich habe herausgefunden, wie Sie mir Geld schicken können. Dieses schnelle Geldtransfersystem heißt MONEYGRAM. Es ist schnell und sicher. Geld wird sofort auf meinen Namen kommen. Am Ende meines Briefes schreibe ich Ihnen meine Daten. Für mich die optimale Variante. Meine Liebe, ich bitte dich, diesen Weg zu gehen. Ich bin absolut allein, ich bin einsam und schrecklich. Ich hoffe sehr auf Ihre schnellstmögliche Hilfe. Vielen Dank für das, was Sie tun, um unsere Zukunft Wirklichkeit werden zu lassen! Nur für dich, sehr bald werden wir die Wärme und Schönheit unserer Lippen spüren können, ich kann zu dir kommen und flüstern, ich liebe dich! Ich möchte in deine tiefen Augen voller Leidenschaft schauen.
Wir versprechen, unser schönes Leben zusammen zu leben. Ich werde dir allein treu sein. Zwischen uns und kann jede Barriere bekommen. Das Wichtigste ist, dass wir echte Vertrauensbeziehungen aufbauen konnten. Das Schicksal erlaubte uns, uns zu treffen, und wir verpassten diese Gelegenheit nicht.
Ich liebe dich und möchte dir noch einmal dafür danken, dass du mich in dieser schwierigen, schrecklichen Situation nicht alleine lässt. Vielen Dank für Ihre Hilfe. Ich werde deine Freundlichkeit nie vergessen.
Ich kann Ihre E-Mail kaum erwarten.
Deine süße Kateryna!
P.S. Wie ich versprochen habe, werde ich Ihnen meine persönlichen Daten mitteilen, die für die Geldüberweisung erforderlich sind:
Mein Name: KATERYNA
Mein Nachname: VELYCHKO
Land: Ukraine
Stadt: Kiew
Postleitzahl: 01001
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