The daily cattle moves through the village were always fun to watch, massive herds of cattle coming from pasture, passing right by our fence - it was a great way to start the day and end it. They planted a tree each for my sister and I when we were born, so it was really cool to go back for the first time in 2006 to see how tall they had gotten. Life in the village was always fun, my grandparents had a nice hut with a large yard. Unfortunately, we haven't stayed in touch with those friends because we were so young when we moved away. I loved playing on the playground in Melitopl outside of my grandparents' apartment with our friends. Pshenychny: I enjoyed spending summers with my grandparents, my dad's parents lived in Melitopl and my mom's parents resided in a village outside of Kyiv. Q: What are some of your favorite memories from Ukraine? (We finally got our citizenships in 2011/12) Favorite memories include daily cattle moves, life on the playground
We were unable to go back because of our undocumented status, so once we were able to obtain green cards we could visit, often going for one month at a time. When we left in 1994, that was the last time I saw my grandparents in person until we were able to come in 2006.
We immigrated in 1994 through Dublin to Chicago, then made our way to Wisconsin Dells where my aunt owned a Travelodge motel where we lived for the first year on arrival. We didn't pack much with us so this absolutely had more meaning.
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I initially thought that we would be vacationing and visiting family, but should have known that our stay would be longer when my mom packed a bag full of our family photos. When we were originally coming to the U.S., we could only afford three tickets, so my father stayed behind in Ukraine (he came one year later). Luckily, we have so many photos from our lives in Ukraine that my family has helped me fill some gaps. While I was very young when we moved here, I do have some core memories from our time there. My early memories were mostly of my time in school, at home with my family and with my grandparents. Pshenychny: I was born in Kyiv and was raised there until we immigrated when I was 5 years old. Can you tell us about your time in Ukraine? Q: You have a very interesting story, as far as landing in the United States.