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A place with messages about what I saw at the movies, what I drank at a coffee shop, what new
person I met recently or how much I need to do for school.
A place where I don’t see sadness on people’s faces when I tell them about my country.
A place where I can watch a video message from my home and smile.
A place where I can talk to my sister without ever thinking whether I’ll have such an opportunity
again.
A place where I can hear the voices of loved ones at any moment.
A place where sending a text “Are you alive”? is just a thriller movie scene.
A place where I have enough emotions left to cry watching a sad movie.
A place where I have an unscathed house that I can go back to.
A place where every new morning is just the beginning of my day, not me checking the news and
being afraid to hear about death.
A place where I don’t cry when people ask me “How are you?”
A place where I can find a lot of answers to the questions “what do you dream about?”
A place without a war.
Alona further writes: “I have had some challenges and adversity in my early life that has shaped my
personality, my outlook, and my drive. The overall result of these painful struggles is very positive, the
struggles themselves might have devastated me were it not for my strong character.”

Your financial help allows young women from around the world to fulfill their dreams of receiving a
master’s and/or a doctoral degree in the United States or Canada.

THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES WORLDWIDE—

MAKING A GLOBAL IMPACT ON WOMEN, THEIR LIVES, AND THEIR COUNTRIES!

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