Over the Globe

Join Sofiia Yakymenko as she talks to a fifteen-year-old Mariia Faieva from Ukraine. This is a two-part episode, and in this part, Mariia talks about the changes in her habits after the start of the full-scale invasion, what was her experience of studying in an Italian school like, and which places she started to avoid because of the war.  Are you a teenager from a conflict zone, now living in you...

Join Sofiia Yakymenko as she talks to Anastasia, a sixteen-year-old from Kyiv, about being separated from her parents during the occupation, the changes in her artworks after the start of the war, and working as a moderator at a Ukrainian NGO Smart Osvita. Join the “Ukraine Speaks English” project of NGO Smart Osvita to meet new friends and improve your English together: https://t.me/meetings_for_...

Join Sofiia Yakymenko as she talks to Oleksandr Makarenko about an old house in the Check Republic, the Maths Olympiads in Germany, and a Ukrainian private school: "Basis" 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 Marusya Shcherbyna, an eighteen-year-old Ukranian author, about how teenagers face the war reality, why we need laughter during the war, and her latest book.  Listen to Marusya's poem that was transformed into a song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgXtKmHuxNo Are you a teenager from a conflict zone, now living in your home country or abroad and wan...

Join Sofiia Yakymenko as she talks to Sophi Oseredchuk, a sixteen-year-old from Lviv, Ukraine, about the 24th of February for her and her family, the education during the full-scale invasion, and how the war changed her world.  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 Sofiia Yakymenko as she talks to Dmytro Vareniuk, her old friend and a neighbor when they both lived in Ukraine. Listen to this conversation to hear them talking about school holidays in different counties, the Rubik Cube, car models, and playing the piano.  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 pod...

This episode is the first of the Special Issue episodes that will go out every ten episodes. In every episode of the Special Issue, an adult who grew up in a conflict zone or had to leave it being a child tells their life story: their fears, hopes, and successes. Join Sofiia Yakymenko as she talks to David Falconer, the founder and executive director of Classrooms Without Walls: a Non-Profit organ...

Join Sofiia Yakymenko as she talks to Polina Borysenko, an 11-year-old from Kharkiv, a Ukrainian city heavily bombarded by Russians, about working at an international humanitarian organization, figure skating, and dreams during the war.  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....

Join Sofiia Yakymenko as she talks to Maggie Maran, the first Over the Globe guest from Burma, about the meaning of the music, an inspiring teacher, prejudices, and life in Florida as a NJROTC cadet. 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...

Join Sofiia Yakymenko as she talks to Maksym Sukhariev from Lviv about Polish school, choices, returning to Ukraine, meeting new friends, and getting closer to the old ones.  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://www.in...

Join Sofiia Yakymenko as she talks to Laura Petrakkiola, a thirteen-year-old half-Italian from Kyiv, Ukraine, to hear about blackouts, how it feels like to be a black sheep in a class of foreigners, and if there is only a positive side to returning to your home 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...

Join Sofiia Yakymenko as she talks to Sumaia Razi, an 18-year-old from Kabul, Afghanistan, now living alone in Bangladesh, about her university studies, the Eid festival, Bangladesh nature, and a university cycling club.   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@...

Join me as I talk to Margo Bondarenko from Kyiv, Ukraine, about her life in a village in the Bucha region under Russian occupation, doing algebra during air alerts, hiding in the subway, and celebrating her birthday on the day of the start of the full-scale invasion. 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...

Join Sofiia Yakymenko as she talks to Anahita Nadeem from Kabul, Afghanistan, now living in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, about the Taliban, life in Pakistan from the point of view of an Afghan emigrant, the Panjabi suit, and how Australian teachers help Afghan students learn English.  Are you a teenager from a conflict zone, now living in your home country or abroad and want to be interview...

Join Sofiia Yakymenko as she talks to Andrew Mykhailets from Ukraine about the Russian occupation in Kherson, life in the refugee camps, what is studying in an integrational class like, and what you should not talk to your German classmates about. 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...

Join Sofiia Yakymenko as she talks about the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine for her and her family, living near Venice for more than a year, going to an Italian school not speaking the language and the challenges of living in a seemingly carefree country of beaches and sun.  Check all info about Classrooms Without Walls here: https://classroomswithoutwalls.ca/ Are you a teenag...