Sadık Özdoğan from Türkiye writes about overcoming self doubt and building a WordPress plugin despite being blind.
![Pull Quote: WordCamp Europe has become one of the few places where [Ukranians] can reassemble in person. WordCamp Europe став одним із небагатьох місць, де [українці] можуть знову зібратися разом наживо.](https://heropress.com/wp-content/uploads/3026/07/volodymyr_banner.webp)
Volodymyr writes about how meaningful WordCamp Europe is as a place for the Ukrainian diaspora to gather.
Edo Begagić writes about how WordPress gave him autonomy in his career, allowing him to learn what he wished, and choose his life.
Ana Cirujano writes from Madrid, Spain about how she fell first in love with WordPress, and then in love with the WordPress Community.
Josep Morán writes about how a medical condition forced him to leave a career as a wood worker and how he found freedom in WordPress.
Donata Stroink-Skillrud began a business in the WordPress space & was afraid the community wouldn’t support her but found lifelong friends.
Aleks Bochlin from Kharkiv, Ukraine writes about how is website company was able to stay alive during the war because of WordPress.
Anna Hurko from Kherson, Ukraine writes about beginning as a support person and winding up CEO.
Lana Miro from Ukraine writes about her work with WordPress is one of the things that helps her deal with living in a country at war.
Elena Brescacin from Italy writes how WordPress enabled her to communicate a passion to the world despite being blind.
