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Love Wisconsin

SOFIA ZSILAK PETROV | BARABOO, WI

I'm a fourth-generation circus performer. My mother is originally from Hungary and my father is originally from Bulgaria. My great-grandfather and great-grandmother started circus arts in Budapest. He did slack wire, balancing on a thin wire suspended in air and juggled side-by-side with my great-grandmother.

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Celebrating the humanity in each of our stories

We believe stories can break down barriers between us, inspire us to get involved, and help us recognize our shared humanity.

Our mission is to use Love Wisconsin’s unique form of storytelling and social media to bring about a more connected, compassionate, and engaged Wisconsin. New stories are published frequently and the curated collection of more than 150 stories on our website can be searched by themes so you can feel closer to your neighbors, one story at a time. 

We invite you to follow along, get the newsletter digest, and get lost in real stories from real people living in Wisconsin.  We hope you will connect you to someone you might not otherwise get to meet.

 

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