A year and a half ago, Argentinian Freddy moved to Belarus. At that time, he knew two things about the country: Belarusians love potatoes, but most importantly — Marina, with whom he fell in love during her vacation,
“Smartpress” tells
their story.
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Marina is from Minsk, once professionally involved in athletics, and now a realtor. Freddy worked for many years on avocado plantations in Argentina and was involved in construction. They met in Spain, in Alicante. In the summer of 2024, Marina flew there for a vacation and an acquaintance invited her for coffee with his friend Freddy, who had moved to Alicante at that time.
The couple flew to meet each other for dates: they met in Milan, Palma de Mallorca, Sicily. And three months after meeting, Freddy moved to Belarus — Marina’s children had to go to school.
«At first Freddy explored the city, and then I noticed how sad his eyes had become. He can’t sit idle. So we took the car and went looking for a country house», says Marina.
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They bought their first house in the Volozhin district. They saw a large apple orchard around the house and fell in love with the place.
They made a beautiful renovation in the house, and also got horses. But the neighbors didn’t like it very much. To avoid quarrels and disputes, the couple decided to sell the house.
In the summer of 2025, Marina and Freddy came to Kukava farmstead in Molodechno district. They saw an old house, a forest, a stream — and immediately decided to buy the house. And the renovation, which is still ongoing, started anew. Now there’s a large farm here: rabbits, dogs, and three horses — Cappuccino, Zagadka, and Mirage.
While Freddy completely moved to the farmstead, Marina lives in two houses with her children. Her daughter and son attend a Minsk school, so village life is not yet for them.
Not long ago, the Argentinian bought an old school building. Freddy wants to build an eco-hotel, which has no analogues in Belarus: both horses and people will live in it. Tourists will be able to observe the life of the animals through special glass walls.
But there’s one nuance due to which Freddy is not yet undertaking his project.
«During snowfalls and frosts, a story happened. The water in the house froze, and food ran out. I couldn’t get to the farmstead, so Freddy got into the car and drove across the field to a store in the neighboring village. Just at that moment, traffic police officers stopped him. My husband wasn’t speeding, wasn’t drunk, but it turned out that he cannot drive in Belarus with his Argentinian license.
Freddy was fined, and the data went to the migration service. We were summoned and told that Freddy could be expelled from the country, — Marina says. — Now we are in limbo. What should we do next?»
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For now, the Argentinian is awaiting a decision on his matter.
«I want to build a hotel, buy cows, and invest my money in the farmstead, — he notes. — If I’m expelled, I’ll take Marina and the children, and we’ll go to Argentina».
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