By: Clint Birtzer
Hanna Okhrimchuk was sitting in an economics class when she got a message from her mother in Ukraine.
The message described recent news from Okhrimchuk’s home country, where she and her older brother, Anton, still have friends and family. She left the classroom as fast as she could, holding back tears.
The siblings attend the University of Minnesota, remaining distant from the geopolitical crisis in Ukraine. Still, they feel frustrated.