Hello awesome people! My name is Lena. I'm truly thrilled you are here! I’m an award-winning author of the bestselling book Girl, Taken - A True Story of Abduction, Captivity, and Survival. On this blog, I share my thoughts, ideas and more. A few words about myself: I immigrated from Russia in my 20’s, chasing that fabled “American Dream” even though I had little idea about what the “American dream” was. I’ve been living in the USA for the last 20 years and I finally figured