Monthly Archives: May 2026

I woke up this morning to the news of yet another massive Russian attack on Kyiv, and something inside me snapped. For three months I cycled across Ukraine, from quiet villages to big cities, sharing tea in dark kitchens and listening to stories told under air‑raid sirens. For those people, the war is not a headline; it’s the sound of glass breaking and the message “I’m alive” arriving a bit too slowly. Today I decided I didn’t want to just feel bad from a distance. I opened the UNITED24 app and made a donation, choosing a direction that actually helps protect lives on the ground. It’s not heroic, it’s not huge, but it’s real — and if you’ve been thinking “I should do something for Ukraine… someday,” maybe today can be that day for you too.