Today’s rally attendance was great, but I am still resentful that 1) it was in the Ukrainian Village, which is not easy to reach, and 2) there were still way more Ukrainians than everybody else combined. I am still disappointed in Chicagoans remaining indifferent to what’s happening. To be fair, I was very happy with all the officials being there. The crowd gasped when it was announced that Governor Pritzker was in attendance. Mayor Lory, our favorite Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, and Danny Davis, who represents the Ukrainian Village in the US Congress, all attended the rally.
Igor was able to stay for the whole duration of the event, and I hope he took better pictures than I did. I just saw that Tribune posted an article about the rally, so I will steal a couple of pictures from there.
My name is Henrietta (Hettie) Dombrovskaya. I was born in Saint-Petersburg, Russian (actually, back then – Leningrad, USSR) in 1963, and immigrated to the United States in 1996.
I love Saint Petersburg, the city I was born and raised in, and I think it’s one of the most beautiful places in the world. Similarly (but differently) I love Chicago, and can’t imagine myself moving somewhere else in the observable future.
I have three children, Igor, Vlad and Anna, all adults living on their own, and one (so far) granddaughter Nadia. I also believe that my children are the best thing that happened in my life.
As for my professional life, I am working in the field of Information Technologies. When I was twenty, I’ve declared that the databases are the coolest thing invented and that I want to do them for the rest of my life. Thirty plus years later, I still believe it’s true, and still, believe that the databases are the best. These two statements together imply that I think a person can have it all, and indeed, I think so! Keep reading my journals to find out how I did it.
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There was a rally yesterday in grant park
On Sun, Feb 27, 2022, 9:42 PM Hettie’s Reflections wrote:
> Hettie D. posted: ” Today’s rally attendance was great, but I am still > resentful that 1) it was in the Ukrainian Village, which is not easy to > reach, and 2) there were still way more Ukrainians than everybody else > combined. I am still disappointed in Chicagoans remaining in” >
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There was a rally yesterday in grant park
On Sun, Feb 27, 2022, 9:42 PM Hettie’s Reflections wrote:
> Hettie D. posted: ” Today’s rally attendance was great, but I am still > resentful that 1) it was in the Ukrainian Village, which is not easy to > reach, and 2) there were still way more Ukrainians than everybody else > combined. I am still disappointed in Chicagoans remaining in” >
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It was not publicized at all, so way fewer people could attend.
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Thank you.
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I wish I could do something more meaningful.
I’ve sent you the link to the whole album
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Thank you very much!
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