Laryssa Menkova shares a series of diaries exploring her Ukrainian Heritage. Throughout this series, Laryssa reflects on parts of her parents’ lives fleeing from Russia and settling in Ukraine, her travels in Ukraine, and her feelings about being a child of immigrant Ukrainian parents, set against the current realities of Russia’s invasion on Ukraine.
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Get lost and discover through the tales of travel, culture, and introspection of Roamancing Travel Magazine’s motley crew of travellers and culture cravers.
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A Roamancing Read: Lori Yearwood reads her Roamancing article, entitled ’Sedona Day Trip and Hikes. Sedona seduced Lori! Join her as she reminisces on her Sedona hikes, their stunning beauty and overall vibe of peace and happiness that was beyond your typical fresh outdoor hikes. Read and engage with the full article at https://roamancing.com/2018/…
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Wall Street – the Murals of Islington Village
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A Roamancing Read: Liz Campbell reads her Roamancing article, entitled ‘Wall Street – the Murals of Islington Village’. Join Liz as she takes a walk through time enjoying the murals of Islington Village, which depict the history of this area of Toronto, once known as the Village of Mimico. Read and engage with the full article at https://roamancing…
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The Lemon : A Lesson in Overcoming Fear and Anxiety in Our Travels
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A Roamancing Read: Lori Yearwood reads her Roamancing article, entitled ‘The Lemon : A Lesson in Overcoming Fear and Anxiety in Our Travels’. Join Lori as she leads you through a mindful experience to learn the correlation between fear and our physical reactions, as they relate to lemons, in this lesson in overcoming fear and anxiety in our travels…
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Conscripted! Siberian Worker’s Army to World War II Soldier – Part 4 of My Ukrainian Heritage
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Laryssa Menkova reads her diary entry, entitled ‘My Ukrainian Heritage - Part 4: Conscripted! Siberian Worker’s Army to World War II Soldier’. From one army / nightmare into another. Join Mikhail’s story where we last left off, with his forced conscription into the worker’s army and a one way ticket to Siberia to work under the Gulag. Read and enga…
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Hiding in Plain Sight from the Dekulakization in Valuyki – Part 3 of My Ukrainian Heritage
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Laryssa Menkova reads her diary entry, entitled ‘My Ukrainian Heritage - Part 3: Hiding in Plain Sight from the Dekulakization in Valuyki’. In part 3 of ‘My Ukrainian Heritage’, Laryssa shares how her father nearly evades capture during dekulakization in Russia by hiding in plain sight. Read and engage with the full diary entry at https://roamancin…
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Fleeing Dekulakization in Early 1930s Russia - Part 2 of My Ukrainian Heritage
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Laryssa Menkova reads her diary entry, entitled ‘My Ukrainian Heritage - Part 2: Fleeing Dekulakization in Early 1930s Russia’. In Part 2 of My Ukrainian Heritage, Laryssa shares her father’s story of survival in fleeing dekulakization and Polatova, Russia at age 18. Read and engage with the full diary entry at https://roamancing.com/2022/04/fleein…
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My Ukrainian Heritage – Part 1: I Grew Up With My Parent’s Stories of Fleeing Ukraine in WWII
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Laryssa Menkova reads her diary entry, entitled ‘My Ukrainian Heritage - Part 1: I Grew Up Hearing My Parent’s Stories of Fleeing Ukraine in the Second World War’. Throughout this series, Laryssa reflects on parts of her parents’ lives in Ukraine, her travels in Ukraine, and her feelings about being a child of immigrant Ukrainian parents, set again…
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A Roamancing Read: Brie Mason reads her story, entitled ‘Beware of Canoeing Under Bridges’. What was supposed to be a fun and peaceful afternoon paddle with friends, turns into a terror of screams, as Brie and family discover what lurks under bridges. Beware of canoeing under bridges, my friends, or perhaps if you do, don’t look up! Read and engage…
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Churchill, Manitoba Halloween – Polar Bears and Trick or Treaters
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A Roamancing Read: Erica Hargreave reads her Roamancing article, entitled ‘Churchill, Manitoba Halloween – Polar Bears and Trick or Treaters’. When we are talking thrill factor for Halloween, there is nowhere else where the bumps and growls in the night make one jump more than in the town of Churchill, Manitoba. Halloween is anything but normally t…
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A Roamancing Read: Brie Mason reads her Roamancing poem, entitled ‘Ode To The Kumquat Tree’. It’s amazing how something so simple as a piece of fruit can inspire adventure and discovery within us, not to mention awakening our senses to memories. That is what the kumquat has done for Brie Mason, inspiring her poem ‘Ode to the Kumquat Tree’. Read and…
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Exploring a Vortex at Cathedral Rock in Sedona, Arizona
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A Roamancing Read: Bjorn Yearwood reads his Roamancing article, entitled ‘Exploring a Vortex at Cathedral Rock in Sedona, Arizona’. Join Bjorn as he hikes up to the vortex at Cathedral Rock in Sedona, Arizona and learns about what a vortex is. Read and engage with the full article at https://roamancing.com/2022/05/exploring-a-vortex-at-cathedral-ro…
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