In this episode, hosts Jake and Joey interview Natalie German, a teacher of ours, and an immigrant from Ukraine.

Ms. German, throughout the episode, talks about her immigration from Ukraine during the rule of the Soviet Union, along with detailing the struggles she faced in adapting to American society. Ms. German also goes on to share her experience immigrating, her reasons for leaving the place she called home, and how her life is now in the US after all these years.

The conversation explores the complexities of the immigrant experience, reflecting on the bravery, struggles, and triumphs of those who leave home and immigrate to start anew.

[This podcast is a project by 12th-grade students in Mr. Smith’s English class at Mission Vista High School in Vista Unified School District.]