{"id":5162,"date":"2015-03-06T14:17:19","date_gmt":"2015-03-06T12:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=5162"},"modified":"2015-08-21T14:42:48","modified_gmt":"2015-08-21T11:42:48","slug":"50-why-we-choose-to-live-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/50-why-we-choose-to-live-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"#50 Why We Choose to Live in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We live in Ukraine and some people think that&#8217;s not a good idea, it could be dangerous or at the very least inconvenient.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe they&#8217;re right.<\/p>\n<p>Even before we left for Ukraine nearly 8 years ago some people thought it wasn&#8217;t the smartest move.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/podcast-2\/\">&#8220;Now Is the Time&#8221;<\/a> Christina and I share with you exactly why we chose to live in Ukraine and choose to stay in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2FNIST_E_50.mp3&amp;modern=1&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fsukofamily.org%2F50-why-we-choose-to-live-in-ukraine%2F#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-3\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/content.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/NIST_E_50.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?powerpress_pinw=5162-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/content.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/NIST_E_50.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"NIST_E_50.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 42:11 &#8212; 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