They've been busy running a popular Galveston Island restaurant and overseeing a major expansion and remodel of their restaurant next door. Now, they're shifting their efforts to helping Ukraine, the country that brought them together.
Ovidio Diaz De Leon, a server, talks with guests as they dine Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at Gaido’s in Galveston.It’s been more than two weeks since Kateryna Gaido has spoken to her family in Ukraine.
Kateryna Gaido talks in a waiting area as guests dine Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at Gaido's in Galveston.On a sunny afternoon during spring break at Gaido’s restaurant in Galveston, Kateryna’s piercing blue eyes drift to a nearby window as she speaks about her family. She’s exhausted and stricken with worry as she recounts how her life has been turned upside down as most of her family fights for their lives on the other side of the world.
Now that she knows they are safe, her new focus is to help them start their lives over. She’s trying to find an apartment and made sure to find Anna a ballet school where she can continue her passion for dance. Helping them get any semblance of the life they had before is worth the hours she spends on the phone, tracking down help and speaking with officials from the U.S. Embassy, she said.
When the summer ended, their romance continued as they maintained their relationship long-distance over Skype. She applied for a fiancé visa, and 90 days after she returned to Galveston the two were married. “The phone has just been ringing off the hook,” Nick said. “To be honest, we were so busy with the activity with Ukraine, talking with her family and getting people help, that we just kind of kept our nose to the grindstone. We didn’t even have time to celebrate.”
A sign on a table encourages guests to donate to help Ukrainians on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at Gaido’s in Galveston.LEFT: Jesse Sawyer, a server, talks with diners Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at Gaido’s in Galveston. RIGHT: A sign on a table encourages guests to donate to help Ukrainians on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at Gaido’s in Galveston.
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