2025-7-17Interview_ESLGroupBuffaloGrove

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   Chapter 1: Let me start the audio recording. 301s · Speaker 1

   Let me start the audio recording. Okay, so first question is what cities are you from in Ukraine? Everybody's from Ukraine, right? So what cities, what areas in Ukraine? I'm Nina from Kharkov. Hi, I'm Tatiana, I'm from Bakhmut, from Zviagel…

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   Chapter 2: Did you go to, I don't know, Germany, Netherlands first, then to the United States? 302s · Speaker 1

   Did you go to, I don't know, Germany, Netherlands first, then to the United States? Did you go to Chicago first or somewhere else? I don't know. Another city. Another city, another state. Just everyone's journey. I actually want to know for…

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   Chapter 3: And Natalia, you also went to Poland first? 303s · Speaker 1

   And Natalia, you also went to Poland first? Yes, in Warsaw. And what about you, Tatiana? I moved in the USA because here live my daughter in Chicago. Is she your sponsor? No. Maria, what about you? I moved to the United States in September …

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   Chapter 4: very friendly sheep to kids and kids are very happy here. 76s · Speaker 1

   very friendly sheep to kids and kids are very happy here. What about kids that are not happy here? Anybody have kids that are not happy in the US? My kids tell me about this, if you work, have work, you can yourself, everything. And my gran…

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   Chapter 5: He's family. 66s · Speaker 3

   He's family. He came here? He's over there. I have three sons. Three sons. Three sons who are here. Eldest son, disability. Two sons, high school. Younger son. How old? And what else do your kids like about living here? Schools are friendly…

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   Chapter 6: They have a lot of friends in school, but they very miss. 303s · Speaker 1

   They have a lot of friends in school, but they very miss... Missed to Ukraine. Missing, yeah. Missing about Ukraine, maybe, yeah. And they talk about return to Ukraine every day. Really? Yeah. How old are your kids? Girls, twins, six years …

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   Chapter 7: I was in Poland just for two weeks. 288s · Speaker 1

   I was in Poland just for two weeks. Ukraine and America was my first country. It was, we lived in Ukraine two years from, began the war. And when we moved to the United States, really I had, I had a hard depression. Depression, because life…

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   Chapter 8: They were better understood and realized. 130s · Speaker 1

   They were better understood and realized. Do you need more? I have extra. We bought a new house for our big family. We had a job, we had cars. War and life in war is different. And kids... the iphone word what what word are you saying in uk…

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   Chapter 9: They are very small kids and for their life they had a very bad experience. 296s · Speaker 3

   They are very small kids and for their life they had a very bad experience. And I want a good life and a happy detestable childhood for my kids. And here they have a good childhood. Childhood. Here they have a very good child, but they were…

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    Chapter 10: Maria, what about you? 301s · Speaker 1

    Maria, what about you? In the beginning it was bad for me because I just stayed home with my kids all the time. But after my parents moved to the United States, it was easier for me. I can drive a car, I can study English. And do you work h…

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    Chapter 11: I don't move at all. 302s · Speaker 1

    I don't move at all. So when you came here to the United States, to this area, what surprised you the most? You didn't expect it. You were very surprised. By what? Very different country, different laws, very different people mentality. we …

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    Chapter 12: States, what were you surprised by? 290s · Speaker 1

    States, what were you surprised by? Happy or bad surprises? Good or bad surprises? What were you surprised by? At the beginning when they moved. Yeah, think back when you came. First week, second week. First impression. Good roast. Tania sa…

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    Chapter 13: They arrived in USA. 274s · Speaker 1

    They arrived in USA. Talent Visa. Talent Visa. So they are your sponsor? Darina, you don't know your sponsor. Like Nina, you did not know your sponsor. This was a friend of mine. And Darina found the sponsor on the internet? He doesn't help…

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    Chapter 14: Because she was with her child, she was like a late person in his business and he was asking money like for her and for her the child. 300s · Speaker 1

    Because she was with her child, she was like a late person in his business and he was asking money like for her and for her the child. He bought a house. His house and his ex -wife. And another house was rented for these five girls. And he …

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    Chapter 15: when some people take a help, take a financial help or with a refugee can get a. 302s · Speaker 1

    when some people take a help, take a financial help or with a refugee can get a... She doesn't get anything. country, from the government. Yeah, I understand. I feel just like immigrants. I just temporarily live here. What about you, Maria?…

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    Chapter 16: need work women need care for kids and it's hard and I understand I can live here a lot of money and I in future in future I will Can get my documents? 289s · Speaker 1

    need work women need care for kids and it's hard and I understand I can live here a lot of money and I in future in future I will Can get my documents? I need back home. What can I do there? So you say you're an immigrant but documents are …

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    Chapter 17: I need to clean my house. 289s · Speaker 3

    I need to clean my house. I have a lot of other work. My kids help me now, yeah, with Translate. But I was here in schools, yeah, in the school district, in doctors and other clinics and everywhere, everywhere, people were very available, v…

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    Chapter 18: My little co -signer, our sponsor, my sponsor was my co -signer and we rent house because we live with my mother and father a lot. 290s · Speaker 1

    My little co -signer, our sponsor, my sponsor was my co -signer and we rent house because we live with my mother and father a lot. It's seven people and house owner. And she didn't give this house for us because seven people and three small…

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    Chapter 19: I have benefits. 301s · Speaker 1

    I have benefits. Well, he still works well. Who can he? Well, who can he? Because he has a poor English language. He was good for such people who have a great experience. I'm a top manager, three высших, three master. He spent a lot of his …

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    Chapter 20: do? Pay but like a lower price because of your age. 264s · Speaker 1

    do? Pay but like a lower price because of your age. This urgent care, this emergency, everything. We will ask that there were less refunds. And how to buy a insurance? $200? $100, $200. Life here is very expensive. And your life is... It's …