Ep. 2: A Ukrainian Abroad: Interview With Iryna Zubenko

Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. Welcome to The Icelandic Roundup from The Reykjavík Grapevine. Today, Editor-In-Chief, Valur Grettisson, and Culture Editor, Josie Anne Gaitens, are joined by Iryna Zubenko, a content manager and journalist from Ukraine, who is currently interning at Grapevine. She shares her experience of witnessing war break out in her home country while abroad, as well as her hopes and concerns as the situation continues to develop.  Read Iryna's honest and brilliant article about the Russian invasion of Ukraine here: 'Waking Up To War In My Home County'Before travelling in Iceland please always check road and weather conditions to ensure a safe journey.Weather: vedur.isRoads: road.isThe latest Coronvirus measures can be found at covid.isThis show is brought to you by the Reykjavík Grapevine,  a free, alternative magazine in English published in Reykjavík every month. We cover everything Iceland-related, with a special focus on news, human interest stories, music, culture, food, travel and events. shop | facebook | twitter | instagramThank you to Lava Car Rental and The Lava Centre for sponsoring this episode of The Icelandic Roundup.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOW SUPPORTSupport The Reykjavík Grapevine's reporting by becoming a subscriber at https://www.grapevine.is/subscribe - We are also a printed magazine. You can subscribe to that too.You can also support The Reykjavík Grapevine by shopping in our online store: https://shop.grapevine.is------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------WHO ARE WE?The Reykjavík Grapevine is an alternative monthly magazine published in Iceland since 2003. We bringing you the news and views on Icelandic culture and society, sprinkled with music coverage, travel content, restaurant reviews and more. More on https://www.grapevine.is------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------