What is your life story?

Hi.

I’m Alina Isabelle Petrov, 23 years old girl from Transnistria, PMR.

My life is never comfortable at all. It’s very hard and challenging for me. I was a continuous bullying victim throughout my teenage years. Therefore, I spent my time under a lot of stress.

Unfortunately, I have lost both my parents due to the tragic car accident. It was the worst nightmare of my life. 😭😭😭

The complete responsibility of taking care of my younger brother is in my hands after the death of my grandma. She has only spent 3 years with us. Then my relatives competed with our inheritance, and they legally took custody of it.

Then I and my brother became homeless. We spent more than 2 months on the street. At that time, earning money was the biggest challenge for me. So I start earning money by cleaning toilets and working as a waitress at the bar. It was a hard time for both of us.

I spent most of the money on my younger brother’s education. And most of the time, I have skipped lunch to save money. Sometimes I ate junk food.

I’ve cried a lot during those times, and my t-shirt sleeves knew how much tears I wiped away. I never let my brother get starved.

Luckily, we found some childcare services, and they gave us a room to live. So now my younger brother is studying medicine at a Russian university. I’m the only one who lives in Transnistria.

This is my family.