Sometimes we can no longer continue to control everything around us. Everything that we "fix" is destroyed and cannot be restored. It turns into a vicious circle where we convince ourselves "just a little more and everything will get better". In such cases, it is better to leave and save the strength to move forward.

My name is Alice, I arrived in Kyrgyzstan in early March 2022. Since childhood, I have tried to do everything "the right way". Kindergarten — school — university, and then there will be work. And at each stage I thought, "well, I’ll rest a little more, I’ll rest a little more". And then the war started. And I realized that there shouldn’t be any "a little more".