I just walked to Poland from Ukraine. It took 20 hours:
- in wintertime
- at nighttime without streetlights
- in an area being bombed by Russians - with Ukrainian Army patrols randomly conscripting men, so we had to hide
- carrying 50 pounds on my back
I am safe now in Medyka
Manny Marotta
9,143 posts
Joined October 2012
- Replying to @GreenTextRepostHalf of all Hollywood movies these days are because one billionaire producer has an idea that he, alone, likes, and they completely fund their pet project and get mad when the public doesn’t like it
- This is going to be in textbooks
- Replying to @mario_anchor and @benshapiroNative Americans aren’t launching rockets onto American soil.
- Replying to @POTUS46Archive and @POTUSThe homeless people in my back alley vaccinate themselves several times a day, every day. It’s inspiring!
- Replying to @wifimoneymaker and @OrwellNGoodeThis is Tito’s doing, he was an ethnic Croatian so he got the best possible arrangement for Croatia
- Replying to @depthsofwikiThis picture was taken in 1986. 1986. In Brazilian mines, nearly-slave laborers had to carry stones on their backs up ladders.
- Yesterday Me: hey can I leave the country Ukraine: all flights, trains, and busses out are cancelled :) Me: what about Uber or carsharing or rental? Ukraine: no :) Me: can I walk? Ukraine: yes but it’ll be 16 hours then 4 hours more for permission to leave the country :)
- Every time I see his mugshot it reminds me of this one Roman fresco
- If I’ve learned one thing from this trip, it’s that countries are war are damn scary, especially when you’re one of the only Americans left when everyone else, including your embassy, have fled.






