Brushstrokes of Fate: An Artist's Journey to Finding Family

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Hi, this is Alex Cantrowitz.

I'm the host of Big Technology Podcast,

a longtime reporter and an on-air contributor to CNBC.

And if you're like me, you're trying to figure out

how artificial intelligence is changing

the business world and our lives.

So each week on Big Technology, I bring on key actors

from companies building AI tech and outsiders

trying to influence it, asking where this is all going.

They come from places like Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon,

and plenty more.

So if you want to be smart with your wallet,

your career choices, and meetings with your colleagues

and at dinner parties, listen to Big Technology Podcast

or ever you get your podcasts.

Ivan is sitting on his wallet in a dirty house in the kitchen.

A piece of paper showed the building of a girl

who was murdered in the winter.

The floor was empty and the snow had already been covered on grass.

This was a special day.

A special day.

Mom and dad see children, talk and maybe get someone who will become a part of the victims.

The heart was filled with joy, but with fear.

What if it is not a part of the story?

It is known that it is possible to study, but it is forbidden to show the victims who are behind the scenes.

Marco and Josip, the victims of the disease, said to him that the victims were dead, but he was dead in the car.

When the first couple started to come, Ivan went to the side of the window.

He saw the explosion on the eighth floor and he knew what was going on.

Some parents were left behind for a few days, briefly talked and he was left behind.

All the more he went to the side of the window, like the day he was left behind.

But he, in the middle of the corner, saw a couple of the victims who were behind the scenes on the first floor of the window.

The victims were not dead, they were scared and alive.

What is the story?

A woman with her eyes closed.

Hvala and the victim said to Ivan that she was going to the side of the window.

She wanted to look after the victims.

Where I looked at the park in the window.

The husband and the husband went to the side of the window.

She wanted to look after the victim.

We often go to the park in the weekend, but she was smiling.

Ivan was sitting as if he was going to the side of the window.

He was sitting in the middle of the window.

He was talking more.

He was talking to the victims, scared that he was going to the side of the window.

A couple of the victims were scared.

They were scared and they were scared.

When he was not sitting in the middle of the window.

What is the day for Hvala?

The housekeeper bought everything.

The victims were the victims who were left behind.

When the victims and Ivan were alone, they were away from the window.

The parkkeeper was listening carefully.

They were away from the window.

The victims were hiding behind the window.

The victim approached their new victims.

The victim and the victim were a bit tired.

The woman was completely blind.

Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you may have missed.

Ivan was sitting on her bed in feverish excitement.

The window behind her showed the courtyard of the children's home, frozen in late winter.

The branches were bare and snow still lingered on the grass.

Today was a special day, adoption day.

Mom and dad had a dollar to see their children.

Mom and dad came to see the children, to talk and perhaps choose someone who would become part of their family.

Her heart was filled with hope, but also fear.

What if no one chose her?

She knew she was shy and reserved, but she wanted to show the families who she truly was.

Marco and Josep, her best friends, always told her that her heart was beautiful, but she doubted it.

When the first couples began arriving, Ivan took a deep breath.

She saw excited smiles and curious glances.

Some parents stopped by her, chatted briefly and then moved on.

As the day went on, she felt the weight of doubt more and more.

But then amidst the crowd, a couple stopped by Ivan and looked at her drawings scattered across the table next to her bed.

They were her little works of art, full of color and life.

What beautiful pictures.

She said the woman with a sparkle in her eyes.

Thank you, replied even a smiling shyly.

I love painting landscapes.

The husband nodded, admiring the details.

We love Zagreb.

We often walk in the park on weekends, he said with a smile.

Even I felt her heart leap with joy.

She felt a connection.

She spoke more, talking about the drawings the color she used and the emotions she wanted to convey.

The couple listened attentively, they heard her and understood.

She had never felt so seen.

As the day came to a close, the director of the home gathered everyone.

He announced the families that had decided to adopt.

When they read Ivan as one of the chosen ones, they heard.

When they read Ivan as one of the chosen ones, her eyes filled with tears.

The couple who had listened to her so attentively had chosen her.

Tears of joy streamed down her face as she approached her new parents.

The dogs were so gentle.

They said gently hugging her.

That moment was filled with warmth and relief.

Her heart was no longer burdened by fear.

Now she had a family that loved and accepted her.

Her love for painting showed her a path to a future full of hope and happiness.

Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.

This is Alex Cantrowicz.

I'm the host of Big Technology Podcast, a long time reporter and an on-air contributor to CNBC.

If you're like me, you're trying to figure out how artificial intelligence is changing the business world and our lives.

So each week on Big Technology, I bring on key actors from companies building AI tech and outsiders trying to influence it.

Asking where this is all going.

They come from places like Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon and plenty more.

So if you want to be smart with your wallet, your career choices, and meetings with your colleagues and at dinner parties,

listen to Big Technology Podcast or ever you get your podcasts.

Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Croatian, then in English.

Grosny Čavoj

Uzbuđenosti

Excitement

Dvorište

Dvorište

Dvorište

Court yard

Zamrznut

Zamrznut

Zamrznut

Frozen

Gole

Gole

Gole

Bada

Zadržavao

Zadržavao

Zadržavao

Lingard

Pozvojenja

Pozvojenja

Pozvojenja

Adoption

Povučena

Povučena

Reserved

Sumniala

Sumniala

Sumniala

Tired

Poglede

Poglede

Poglede

Glances

Ushred

Ushred

Ushred

Amidst

Razasute

Razasute

Razasute

Scattered

Pajliv

Pajliv

Pajliv

Attentively

Prenieti

Prenieti

Prenieti

Knve

Najavio

Najavio

Najavio

Announce

Ravnatei

Ravnatei

Director

Okupio

Okupio

Okupio

Gathered

Sijem

Sijem

Sijem

Sparkle

Suze

Suze

Suze

Tears

Clisile

Clisile

Clisile

Streamed

Optarečeno

Optarečeno

Optarečeno

Burden

Sramižliva

Sramižliva

Sramižliva

Saj

Razgovarali

Razgovarali

Razgovarali

Chatted

Radoznale

Radoznale

Radoznale

Curious

Olakšaniem

Olakšaniem

Olakšaniem

Relief

Wezu

Wezu

Wezu

Connection

Diveči

Diveči

Diveči

Admiring

Osičajima

Osičajima

Osičajima

Emotions

Pazzliv

Pazzliv

Pazzliv

Attentive

Optarečeno

Optarečeno

Optarečeno

Burden

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