Now they own a small business in Colorado and have built a life for themselves. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Mykhaylo Fridlyand, 43, who left Ukraine to move to Colorado. When Russia invaded Ukraine in March 2022, I was snowboarding in Andorra with my girlfriend, Kristina. We moved to Colorado in search of new work and moneyFridlyand and Kristina in Colorado. AdvertisementI miss my family and friends but don't want to go back to UkraineStarting over has been the biggest challenge of my life.

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Persons: Mykhaylo Fridlyand, —, Kristina, I'd, Dodge Ram, Fridlyand, wouldn't, I'm Organizations: Service, Dodge, Google Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Greece, Colorado, Andorra, United States, America, Mexico, Miami, Aurora