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Having started volunteering at the age 13, Sofia (Sonya) was among creators of the Druzi ("Friends") youth space in Kostyantynivka (Donetsk oblast) supported by USAID (listen to XME 10).

After returning from FLEX program, she doubled down on her passion to music and started an indie project with her father: https://slukh.media/new-music/promsonya-new-name/

Timecodes:

00:01 Intro

01:13 Living in Las Vegas

07:00 An introvert challenge: open up!

11:41 What did you miss?

16:30 Music passion

18:30 Friends, festivals, and front line

27:00 Outro

There was also a cameo from Katia Kulyk (XME episodes 6 and 7).

Track used in the show: Promsonya - 2012

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It was your host, Denys Andrushchenko: a FLEX alumnus of 2012, member of a Rotary Club Cherkasy Centre, and founder of the Leaders Fund.