Studying abroad with no home to go to: International student life as a Ukranian refugee with Polina Tolpygina

Since 2009, when Russia invaded her Ukranian home town of Donetsk, Polina has been forced to live away from home. 

For her, studying abroad is another chapter in a life lived away from the place she was born. 

So what are her reflections of international study while she can’t return to her home country?

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Host: Joshua Begbie

Guest: Polina Tolpygina

Music: Suno, Adrián Fábián (remix)

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