Through the Thorns: How War Forged a New Purpose and a Global Vision (My Journey, Final Part)
The previous chapters of my story, like the one about how installing water filters taught me about business, were about a steady, focused evolution. The years passed. My water purification business, led by my partner, was thriving. I, in turn, had fully immersed myself in web architecture, finding immense satisfaction in engineering complex, efficient systems. I was the “one-man orchestra” who had finally found his harmony. Life was stable, predictable, and prosperous. I wasn’t a millionaire, but I had something more valuable: peace of mind, built on systems that worked flawlessly. I thought it would always be this way.
And then, in a single day, that entire world collapsed. On February 24, 2022, war came to my country.
Survival Mode
The familiar rhythm of work ceased. New sales of water filters stopped. Panic, supply chain disruptions, constant explosions, and power outages became the new reality. A life of calm predictability turned into a daily struggle for survival. Long-term planning was replaced by immediate adaptation.
In the midst of this chaos, the only thing that remained under my control was my experience. My skills. I started taking freelance web development orders again. This was no longer about growth or ambition; it was about survival. My 20 years of expertise became my lifeline.
A Personal Story: Through the Thorns
After nearly two years of uncertainty and living under constant stress, I made the most difficult decision of my life: to leave. This was not a business-class flight to a new opportunity. It was a journey into the unknown. I was literally making my way through shadows and thorns, leaving behind everything I had spent decades building.
When I finally arrived in a safe place in Europe, I had almost nothing but a laptop and the experience I carried with me. It was my most precious asset. I looked back at my life—the highs and lows of the SEO “gold rush,” the joy of a customer’s gratitude for clean water, the sleepless nights spent fixing hacked servers—and I understood something profound.
“All those years, without even realizing it, I wasn’t just building websites. I was building a system of survival. A system that was reliable, efficient, and predictable even in the heart of chaos. That system—my proprietary stack from server configuration to final SEO—is the precious plant I carried out of a forest of thorns.”
If not for the war, this website, this offer for international clients, would likely never have seen the light of day. I would have continued to work comfortably in my local market. But these harrowing events forced me to rethink everything. They forged a new purpose.
A New Mission, A Global Vision
Today, I offer my services to clients in Europe and the USA not just as a “developer.” I offer something more.
I offer certainty. When I talk about server security, I know what a real threat looks like. When I talk about reliability, I know the real cost of failure. When I talk about long-term strategy, I know how fragile a world built on short-term thinking can be.
My approach is not theoretical. It has been tested by the most extreme circumstances imaginable. It’s a promise that the digital asset I build for you will be a robust, reliable, and secure foundation for your business, designed to withstand a chaotic world.
Over the years, I have also built a network of trusted professionals—experts in their fields who share my obsession with quality. This allows me to take on projects of any complexity, acting as the architect and the guarantor of the final result.
The Architect of Reality
My journey has taught me the most important lesson: how to build systems that work. Not just in ideal conditions, but when everything else is falling apart. I don’t just build websites. I engineer resilient digital assets that become a pillar of my clients’ businesses. I continue to develop my own personal projects, but that, perhaps, is a story for another time…
Thank you for walking this path with me. Now you know not only *what* I do, but *why* I do it the way I do.