The outbreak of a full-scale war separated Yuliia Tertytsia from her daughter. The latter remained abroad, while her mother lived in Kyiv. For a long time, she hesitated to leave, but eventually found herself in Ternopil at her friend’s house. It was there that the decision came: to go on a pilgrimage to the Camino de Santiago. The journey of over 800 kilometres became a way for her to find strength and answers. Yuliia started from Porto, walked along the ocean, spent nights in monasteries, left yellow and blue ribbons on the roads and met strangers who supported Ukraine. The turning point was a simple thought: “I want to go home”. She completed the route on May 9, the Day of Victory over Nazism, and called it her personal victory. For her, the Camino became a symbol of renewal and the search for meaning, as well as a road that restored her desire to live and move on.