The Full Story
In Real Life
Life, travel, and animals have been my greatest teachers. I have tried to live a life of learning from them, from the cultures and landscapes I have encountered in fifty-eight countries and five continents to the everyday lessons I discover with my dog, Keira.
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These experiences continue to shape how I understand identity, belonging, and connection, and they inspire the same curiosity, empathy, and resilience I bring into my work.
Travel
I’ve traveled to 58 countries and lived on five continents, each move shaping how I see identity, culture, and belonging. One of my quiet ambitions is to experience living on all seven continents, completing a circle of perspective that began long ago.
Health/Nutrition/Canines
Curiosity guides me even in daily life. A lifelong animal lover and plant-based human, I fell in love with a four-legged carnivore. I spend weekends studying nutrigenomics and pursuing a certificate in canine nutrition, a journey inspired by Keira, my dog, whom I met in Chile and who turned my world upside down, opening new ways of thinking about health, food, care, and commitment.
Belonging/Identity
As an immigrant from Ukraine, I often reflect on what defines our spatial and cultural identities, and I find myself in a state of onism, the awareness of how much of the world I will never experience. That awareness drives me to keep learning, creating, and connecting, bridging the distance between places and people through stories, design, and shared moments.
Daily Life
I connect with nature to stay grounded and balanced. I study Feng Shui to understand how spaces shape us, and I spend quiet hours reading and drawing, letting ideas take form slowly and intuitively.
