The entire Zakarpattia region knows Michel. We first met in winter at his stables in the village of Chumaliovo, where Michel had built a huge hangar for his animals and two tiny rooms for himself. He has two beds, a stove and an oven, where he prepares his meals. We sit down to talk about why he is here in Zakarpattia, and it seems that he really wants to tell us about this experience. Michel’s face shines in the dark, emitting some kind of incredible strength. He speaks with a true accent of Zakarpattia; sometimes we cannot understand the words, so he uses English. Michel learnt the local language from elderly people who also taught him how to breed cattle.
Michel is 33 years old. He comes from Kiel, a city in northern Germany, situated near the Danish border. His parents have their own business, and his brother recently opened a factory. Michel studied forestry and ecology in Freiburg - a city near France and Switzerland - but did not want to stay and work in his own country.
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