Over the Globe

Join Sofiia Yakymenko as she talks to Zlata Filipovic, the author of "Zlata's Diary," about her experience of living in Sarajevo during its siege, how her diary helped Zlata's family to move out of the city and the things she learned from her journey.  Are you a teenager from a conflict zone, now living in your home country or abroad and want to be interviewed for the Over the...

Join Sofiia Yakymenko as she talks to Frishta, a young Afghan now living in her home country who speaks about the challenges she goes through every day, community life in Afghanistan, and staying hopeful.  Are you a teenager from a conflict zone, now living in your home country or abroad and want to be interviewed for the Over the Globe podcast? Contact us at: over.the.globe.join@gmail.com Follow...

Join Sofiia Yakymenko as she talks to Elham Ali, a sixteen-year-old from Afghanistan, about fleeing to Pakistan with his dad, a journalist, and the rest of his family and Elham's volunteering in the new country.  Are you a teenager from a conflict zone, now living in your home country or abroad and want to be interviewed for the Over the Globe podcast? Contact us at: over.the.globe.join@gmail...

Join Sofiia Yakymenko as she talks to Maria Syvolobova, a thirteen-year-old from Ukraine, about her life in Switzerland and Poland, what gives her comfort in these turbulent times, and her first memories.  Are you a teenager from a conflict zone, now living in your home country or abroad and want to be interviewed for the Over the Globe podcast? Contact us at: over.the.globe.join@gmail.com Follow...

Join Sofiia Yakymenko as she speaks with Maria Verzhykovska, a 12-year-old from Irpin, Ukraine. In this episode, Maria talks about leaving her city at the start of the full-scale invasion to go to Spain and returning home for a year, her education in Spain, and her house upon her arrival in Ukraine.   Are you a teenager from a conflict zone, now living in your home country or abroad and want to be...

In this episode, you will hear about Olha Simoroz, a young adult from Ukraine who is currently pursuing a major in political sciences in the Canadian province of Quebec. Olha speaks about her first volunteer experiences as a teenager at the start of the war in 2014 and cooperating with the Ukrainian-Canadian Congress.  We explore the kind of work she does at the Ukrainian Congress, how she contrib...

Join Sofiia Yakymenko as she speaks with Oleksandra Kotliar from Nova Kahovka, Ukraine, about life under the occupation, leaving her city by riding a bus for 40 hours, doing an Erasmus exchange in Barcelona, and her project called «The Diary of the Occupied.»   Are you a teenager from a conflict zone, now living in your home country or abroad and want to be interviewed for the Over the Globe podca...

Join Sofiia Yakymenko as she talks to Suhalia Gawhari, an Afghan teenager now living in Pakistan. In this episode, Suhalia talks about her favourite pieces of Afghan culture and her memories from her home country and fantasizes about the film title picturing her life.   Are you a teenager from a conflict zone, now living in your home country or abroad and want to be interviewed for the Over the Gl...

Join Sofiia Yakymenko as she talks to Khuram Nazari, the first Afghani male on this podcast and a grade twelve student from Afghanistan, about the challenges he and his family faced since moving to Pakistan, his school in the new country and the meaning motivation and peace.  Are you a teenager from a conflict zone, now living in your home country or abroad and want to be interviewed for the Over...

Join Sofiia Yakymenko as she talks to Anastasia Zlobynets, a sixteen-year-old from Kyiv, about being under occupation, her life in Lithuania, guitar lessons and what is being a Peace Ambassador like.  Are you a teenager from a conflict zone, now living in your home country or abroad and want to be interviewed for the Over the Globe podcast? Contact us at: over.the.globe.join@gmail.com Follow us on...

In this episode, you can hear Linh Huynh, a speaker, runner, and writer from Vietnam, sharing her experiences of moving to Canada and how she and her family preserved their Chinese heritage in both Vietnam and Canada. Linh reflects on her desire to inspire others with her story and the school classes that helped her to do it. She also discusses her return to Vietnam to understand her parents’ jour...

"Don't be scared of a new life because maybe sometimes changes are for the best."  In this episode, you will hear about a Ukrainian 19-year-old student's life. How does she manage her time to balance university in Kyiv and Turkey? Before listening to her life in Turkey, you will find out about her life in her hometown and her journey to the new country. Did she face any challen...

In this episode, you’ll hear Olena Horielova redcalling her life in Mariupol before and after the invasion, her immigration to Britain and then to Norway, and the profound impact the occupation had on her. She discusses the harsh realities of war, including the struggle for essentials like water, electricity, and gas. Reflecting on the hardships her family faced, she reveals the reasons that compe...

Join Sofiia Yakymenko as she talks to Sinah Sadat Hussaini, a teenager from Afghanistan. In this episode Sinah tells about her daily life and fears back in Afghanistan, her journey to Pakistan through the mountains and what Afghani have to deal with when living abroad.  Are you a teenager from a conflict zone, now living in your home country or abroad and want to be interviewed for the Over the Gl...

Join Sofiia Yakymenko as she talks to Vlad Petrenko, a seventeen-year-old from Ukraine  about his father’s life as a Ukrainian soldier, his own feelings during the war and if joy is even appropriate in these hard times.  Are you a teenager from a conflict zone, now living in your home country or abroad and want to be interviewed for the Over the Globe podcast? Contact us at: over.the.globe.join@gm...

In this episode, you can listen to Andrii Bosonchenko, a 11-year-old Ukrainian boy sharing his life in Spain: how does he learn Spanish? How does he make friends? Furthermore, you will hear his honest opinions on the differences between his hometown in Ukraine and Spain and his feelings toward the invasion. Are you a teenager from a conflict zone, now living in your home country or abroad and want...

Join Sofiia Yakymenko as she talks to Khrystyna Kaplan, a sixteen-year-old from Zbarazh, Ukraine, who organized a festival in her town to raise money for Ukrainian armed forces. Khrystyna talks about the difficulties she faced, the most memorable things at the festival, and what Ukrainian teenagers need the most now, in her opinion.  Are you a teenager from a conflict zone, now living in your home...

Join Sofiia Yakymenko as she talks to Veonika Sheldagaieva, a sixteen-year-old from Ukraine about how people solved the lack of products and Internet connection in her occupied city, what education was like there, and how she felt when Kherson was freed. Are you a teenager from a conflict zone, now living in your home country or abroad and want to be interviewed for the Over the Globe podcast? Con...

In this episode, you can hear how a fifteen-year-old Afghan teenager, Soraya Ahmadi, fled from Afghanistan and traveled to Iran. Soraya tells about living in Iran, including the cultural differences, food, and people compared to Afghanistan. You will learn about the changes in her life after the Taliban took power and the restrictions they imposed on the people of Afghanistan. Soraya also describe...

In this episode, you can hear about a 15-year-old Ukrainian teenager, Illia Zhupanov’s experience living in Sweden and returning to Ukraine. Illia tells how he ended up in Sweden, what Swedish people look like in his eyes, the difference between Ukrainian and Swedish schools, and how he felt when he returned to Ukraine. Are you a teenager from a conflict zone, now living in your home country or ab...

In this episode, you'll hear the inspiring story of Tareq Hadhad, Peace by Chocolate CEO. After the war in Syria reached Damascus, Tareq and his family were forced to flee to Canada. His family later rebuilt his family's chocolate business in Canada, making it a remarkable success. Join us to hear how he overcame obstacles and transformed his dreams into reality. Want to know more about...

Join Sofiia Yakymenko as she talks to Han from Myanmar about national Vietnamese festivals, studying tourism management at the university, and cheering herself up in the new country. Are you a teenager from a conflict zone, now living in your home country or abroad and want to be interviewed for the Over the Globe podcast? Contact us at: over.the.globe.join@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: https:...

Join Sofiia Yakymenko as she talks to Tetiana Belianinova, a fifteen-year-old from the Kharkiv region, about how she feels during the blackouts, a helicopter attack Tetiana experienced, and what she will do after the war ends.  Are you a teenager from a conflict zone, now living in your home country or abroad and want to be interviewed for the Over the Globe podcast? Contact us at: over.the.globe....

In this episode of the Over the Globe podcast, you can find out how a 16-year-old Ukrainian girl with a team of friends created a Summer Camp called «Flexi Tee» in their village.  Why is Angelica doing this project? How did the camp influence the children in her village? What do people in her school think about this initiative? What's her dream for the future? Which achievement she is proud o...

Join Sofia Yakymenko for the second part of an engaging conversation with Mariia Faieva from Ukraine. Shaping a new personality or new habit is not an easy thing. It might be even more difficult if you want to change the language you have spoken since your childhood. However, Mariia managed to improve her Ukrainian and encouraged her family to do the same. Let's discover the reasons behind he...