MIRACULOUS JOURNEY - The family of a Ukrainian student at Utah State University is safe and out of the country thanks to some help from her roommate's family who lives in Finland.
Graduating senior Kristy Frank, who is a member of the volleyball team at USU was doing her homework like a regular Wednesday night when she got word that Kyiv, her home city, was under attack.
Frank immediately called her family and at first, they told her they were going to stay in the city. After they saw planes flying by with bombs and heard explosions, they packed their things and decided to try and evacuate."They didn't have a bus or train or any plan. They just went outside hoping just to get somewhere further," Frank said.
After they made it out of Ukraine, Frank didn't know what would happen next. But her roommate and best friend, sophmore Inka Mehtola, also a member of the volleyball team, has family in Finland and plans were put in place. The families connected and met up without ever meeting each other. In fact, the only time they had ever spoken was when both the girls were talking with them over Face Time.
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