Welcome to my personal blog. Here I want cover some untypical (or not) stories about immigration, exploring the world, prices, work and much more.
The Story of Our Frozen Funds
The Story of Our Frozen Funds Hello everyone! It’s November 2025, and our story with the long frozen money has finally started to get at least somewhat resolved. Backstory In February 2022, we had been living in Canada for a little over a year, but our savings remained in Russia — mine from selling my apartment in St. Petersburg, and D.’s just regular savings. We didn’t transfer the money to Canada when we moved here because at that moment our relocation and work permit situation was extremely confusing....
How Mat Leave Shaped Me as a Product Marketing Manager
Hi everyone! I recently started looking for a job after being off the market for two years. I was very scared to even start looking. I thought that in those two years, so many things happened that I missed! While I tried to keep up with the industry by checking LinkedIn even during my leave, I still felt quite bad about the whole thing and, honestly, about myself. Then I thought, “I gave birth to a human being and survived the first few months; I don’t think anything can be more challenging than this,” and opened Notion to shape up a plan for my new project: “preparing for getting a job....
Hola, amigo! Vacation in Mexico, not all-inclusive
We just got back from our trip to Mexico, and as per tradition, I’m writing a post about how we spent our time there and how much it all cost. Why Mexico I’ve always had mixed feelings about choosing Mexico as a vacation destination. Most people go there for all-inclusive resorts, and we’re not really into that. A big part of our vacations is exploring nature, but I was always told that it’s unsafe to rent a car in Mexico and drive around on your own....
How am I - October
Hello everyone! It’s been a while since I’ve posted a “how am I” update. I’ll start by saying that the fall has arrived, in case you haven’t noticed. The leaves are yellow, and the mood is a bit grey. Though, fall is now much brighter than it used to be because Sam (our son) has his birthday in November. Aside from that, a pile of tasks and worries has come crashing down on me again....
Postpartum care in Canada
Hello everyone! I wrote this post about five months ago, but never got around to finishing and publishing it. The time has come! I’ll share my experience with postpartum care for both the child and the mother here. I didn’t know much about children at all, so I had a hard time imagining how to learn everything and where to get reliable information during those early days when you have no energy for anything (I don’t trust social media bloggers)....