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the room, I invite a photog-
rapher to sleep on the floor.
These are not normal times.
The following day I hear
about a refugee center set up
in what had been a shopping
center about 80 minutes away.
On my arrival, I find a parking
lot filled with buses, cars, peo-
ple, outdoor cooking tents, first
aid stations and news crews
from around the world. Inside
are thousands of people, some
walking around and some
planting themselves on army
cots.
A group of people in suits
surrounded by plain-clothed
and uniformed security walk
past. Secretary of State Anthony
Blinken is touring. For a pop-
up, overcrowded refugee center,
things are fairly organized. I
take a photo of the QR code
shining on a computer at the
front information desk, register
my name, car, how many I can
transfer and to where, and if I
can provide housing. The vol-
unteers write that information
in Ukrainian on a large piece
of paper which I hold above
my head in a line with others
offering cars to Berlin, Krakow,
Dusseldorf, France and beyond.
Within minutes, a volunteer
approaches and, before long,

we’ve loaded Jania, mother of
8-year-old Zarima and 2-year-
old Sasha, along with her
mother, into the car, stuffing
it with a random collection of
bags they’
d fled with along with
some diapers and snacks pro-
vided by the refugee center for
the four-hour trip to Warsaw.
Anatevka, Anatevka.
Intimate, obstinate Anatevka,
Where I know everyone I meet.
They speak little English,
and I speak absolutely no
Ukrainian, but we bond over
Lady Gaga playing through the
speakers. We try talking some,
learning bits of each other’s
languages, but we all know they
need sleep. I look in the rear-
view mirror and see the eyes
of my ancestors running from
similar horrors.
Arriving at their friend’s
house in Warsaw at about 10:30
p.m., they’re welcomed with
hugs and a hot meal. After a
quick coffee and bite of chick-
en, I head back to my hotel
in Hrebenne. Arriving at 2:45
a.m., I sit on the edge of the
bed, allow a few tears to escape,
and try to sleep.

THEY JUST KEEP COMING
The days continue like this.

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