Valeria Chenchevaya never
imagined her childhood talents getting her out of rural Ukraine, yet
alone off the European continent. After her first traveling street gig in Paris, she was happy just
to have been successful in another European country. After an extension of
stints in Dublin, Munich,
Amsterdam, Madrid,
Milan, Stockholm,
Prague, Zermatt, and London, Valeria Chenchevaya decided it was
time to take her talents overseas.
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Using the satchel of cash
she had been carrying around, Valeria Chenchevaya went to Heathrow
Airport and made her biggest purchase
to date: a plane ticket to New York City.
Upon landing, she was immediately taken by the bustling, lively culture
surrounding her. She found a niche in Union
Square, and performed her yodel and fire-twirl
combination act to a plethora of impressed pedestrians. She loved New York and the spirit
of its people, but it was time to keep exploring. She then did stints in Toronto, Chicago, Atlanta, Miami, New Orleans, Las Vegas and Los Angeles.
Having explored North America, Valeria Chenchevaya decided to head south.
She first crossed into Mexico
via bus and performed in Cabo San Lucas. From there, she scored a plane ticket
to Santiago, Chile. She was surprised by the
German influence in the country and how much her music was embraced. She was
then told about a Swiss colony in Bariloche,
Argentina, so
she took her talents there. She spent quite some time in Bariloche, and perhaps
got too comfortable as her act lost its new and fresh appeal. She fell in love
with Bariloche, and spent months there skiing and subsisting off of steak, wine
and chocolate.
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