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A Ukrainian refugee on how her life has changed after leaving Western Ukraine for Iowa

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Ukrainian refugee Nataliia "Natalie" Matiisiv about the country she left and the country she now calls home.

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Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.