Liudmyla Shkurak is a freelance journalist, editor, photographer and translator. She has been working as an editor and journalist in Ukrainian business media outlet AIN since 2023. Liudmyla studied at Lviv National University, and holds a bachelor's degree in English and Spanish linguistics. She is currently completing a master's degree in journalism at Ukrainian Catholic University and is doing an academic exchange in Loyola University Andalucia in Spain.
The average person now spends more than 60% of their time at home — a space that has, especially in recent times, evolved into a place where people build relationships, advance their careers, pursue education, and celebrate milestones.
For Ukrainians, the meaning of home has been profoundly reshaped by Russia’s war, becoming a symbol of safety and belonging and a refuge from the trauma of invasion. When war forces people from their homes, they seek new ones in communities of like-minded individ