From Anna via texts:
We found a nice place! It’s a convent. It’s clean and we have
Our
Own
Shower!!
She is elated. She video calls me to show me the shower.
“Tomorrow we go and get some panties, shampoo, some nice things”. In response, my family wires her money. She almost does not accept it.
I become acquainted with Western Union and the Polish Zloty. I feel like a drug dealer. It’s late. I report to my husband, “Well, we either set Anna 150 bucks or 10,500 bucks. Steve yawns, “I guess we’ll find out soon enough.”
After shopping, Anna sends me a picture of what she bought with the money. Perfectly laid out, it seems like her attempt at some kind of digital receipt.
Essentials?
Anna is staying in a convent with 10 other women and children. They share cooking duties and she does not have to pay. She can stay until May of 2022. It feels like a lifetime away.
Their *home*.
One room for three generations. One room to live. Anna is happy.
My heart is hot 