When I was 6, my mom told me that I had no future in Ukraine, so I always knew I had to find a way to get out. Then, while I was studying Economics, I used one single chance I had to do one semester abroad in Germany. And in that semester, I basically enrolled myself in every single German language course I could.I completely cut myself off from anyone who spoke any language that I did, including English. I hardly slept. I hardly ate. I lost half my hair and gained 10 kg. But in that 6 . . .
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