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在切尔诺贝利的第二天，我们去拜访了一位80岁的老奶奶。她只会说乌克兰语，所以由向导为我们进行翻译。

刚进入院子，便能感受到生活的痕迹：院子被打理的井井有条，房屋也没有破损得厉害。屋内没有开灯，老奶奶身穿带着蓝色碎花的传统服饰坐在床上，她面对少见的客人很开心，还为自己行动不便不能出门迎接我们而抱歉。

老奶奶的名字是Galina Yavchenko，相熟的人也称她为Baba Galya（Galya奶奶）。她在灾难发生后的一年回到由祖父开垦的故土生活，最终政府也没有驱赶她。

在此些年，她仅靠政府给的一点养老金过活。一位园丁每月帮她将钱取来，也帮她买一点生活必须品。这是她仅有的收入，常以自己做的面包为食。

当我们提及在房间内看到的一套苏联制服时，Galya奶奶眼神有些暗淡。她说这是她一个儿子的制服。在苏联解体前，她的儿子住在仅有一个小时车程的Belorussia。但随着解体，苏联分成了多个国家。Belorussia位于白俄罗斯，以前一个小时的路程现在因为要穿越不同的检查站而变成了一天。而这套制服也是为了避免不必要的麻烦被儿子留在这里。

说到这里，一个电工进来了。Galya说，她的房子已经两天没有电了，她不得不请园丁帮忙叫一个电工过来，这里的电力系统很脆弱，经常坏。电工告诉Galya，电路已经修理完毕。但当向导背过身问说修好了吗，电工回答：“但愿吧”。结果直到我们离开，电也还没来。

我们给Galya带了些零食和生活用品，走之前，我问她，能否让我拍一张照片。她很爽快的就答应了。考虑她的腿脚，我让她就保持着坐在床榻上，背景是很具当地特色的挂毯；房间内极暗，我开大光圈到1.8，用手机手电筒作主光源，完成了这张照片。

On our second day in Chernobyl, we went to see an 80-year-old lady. She speaks only Ukrainian, so we needed the guide to translate her words for us.

As soon as I entered the yard I could  feel the traces of life: the yard was well organized and the house was not badly damaged. The house had no electric lighting, and the old lady was wearing traditional dress with blue flowers. She was sitting on her bed, and seemed very happy to receive some guests, but was sorry about she found it difficult to come out and welcome us.

Her name was Galina Yavchenko, but her friends called her Baba Galya. One year after the disaster, she returned to her native land that had been reclaimed by her grandfather, and the government chose not to deport her. Now she lives only on pensions given by the government. A gardener helps her collect her money every month, and also helps her to buy a few essentials. Her pension is her only income, and she makes bread herself.

When we mentioned a Soviet uniform that we saw in the room, a great sense of sorrow entered Baba Galya’s eyes. She said it was her son’s uniform. Before the disintegration of the Soviet Union, her son had lived in Belorussia, which was only one hour's drive away. But after the fall of communism, the Soviet Union was divided into many countries. Belorussia is in Belarus, which was previously just an hour’s drive away, but now her son’s journey takes a whole day, because he needs to passing through many different checkpoints. This uniform is left here to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Shortly after we arrived, an electrician came in. Galya said her house had had no electricity for two days, and she had to ask the gardener to call an electrician. The power system was fragile and breaks down very often. The electrician told Galya that the circuit had been repaired. But when the guide asks if it will work, the electrician replied, “I hope so.” However, the electricity still not come on by the time we left.

We brought some snacks and necessities to Baba Galya, and before I left I asked her if I could take a picture. She was happy for me to do that. Considering her legs, I let her stay on the bed against the background of a piece of tapestry-work with very local characteristics. It was extremely dark in the room. I had to use a big aperture and a flashlight on my mobile phone to take this image successfully.