https://reasonstobecheerful.world/befriend-vilnius-mentorship-migrants/
"“Coming from another country, you find yourself in a completely unusual
location and amongst completely different people. Everything is unfamiliar and
you, like Alice in Wonderland, walk and watch.”
That’s how Anastasija Kostenko summed up what it was like arriving in Vilnius,
Lithuania, in 2022, having traveled over 700 miles to flee the destruction and
devastation in Ukraine caused by the Russian invasion.
Needing to start a new life but not knowing where to begin, Anastasija signed
up to become a mentee in the city’s BeFriend Vilnius program, run by
International House Vilnius, an organization aimed at helping foreign newcomers
find a “soft landing.” The program matches foreign mentees with local mentors,
with pairs encouraged to meet at least twice a month."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
