At the end of January I received an email from the US State Dept. asking for a number to reach me. It was a bit alarming so I answered it. The woman called me five times before I answered. Finally when I did, she told me that a Ukrainian citizen had asked my embassy for information about me. The woman asked a lot of questions about the Ukrainian. I didn't really say anything, and was relieved to find out the call really had nothing to do with me.
That's it...I didn't contact anyone, and answered nothing. It was never, NEVER, my intention for someone to be digging into either my own background, or the Ukrainian's background. Going to the US embassy, especially now in the "Trump Era" was a terrible idea, and brought this person to the attention of the US authorities. I would simply not initiate such a thing, and truly I was of no help to the US authorities. Well, I was told the Ukrainian then lost her US visa, and she blames me. It's just not true.
- I hope this entire crazy story is over. I truly feel bad for this person, and I wish them well in all things. Some lessons should never be needed, and I don't fell like they deserve it, or needed to be dealt such a ridiculously heavy handed treatment from the US. Whether they brought it on themselves, or not.. This was simply too harsh. People should be free to travel wherever they want, and this is just further proof of how fucked the US is presently.
