This picture shows me (left) and my older sister. It was created in January 1996. ...

... Five months later, my parents left for Germany with two children and two suitcases. I am very grateful that my parents had the courage and ambition to leave Kazakhstan at that time to offer me and my sister a future that they did not see there. As a child, you don't really notice all of this, you rely on your parents. Only now do I know what they had to do for it. Thank you Mama. Thank you, Dad. ❤️