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Well then… congratulations to me, I guess 😄

I got the visa.

The interview is officially behind me, and they told me my visa has been approved. Now there’s just one final step left: waiting for my passport to come back with the actual physical visa inside it - the one I can finally hold in my hands)))

Was I nervous? - Absolutely.

Did I spend weeks imagining all the ways something could go wrong? - Also yes.

Was it all for nothing? - Apparently yes)))

Honestly, I haven’t felt this kind of relief in a very long time.

This whole process has been such a huge part of my life for so long that it still feels a little surreal to finally be standing on the other side of it.

For now, we’re wrapping up a few things in Kyiv, then heading to a slightly safer city - Lviv.

The plan is simple: eat an unreasonable amount of varenyky and borscht, enjoy last days in Ukraine, and then continue our journey to Texas.

It still feels strange to write that....

Texas.

A new chapter is waiting.

But for today, I’m just allowing myself to feel relieved.

And very, very grateful.