The first session “Migration & Mobility” of the Geolingual Studies workshop had a special highlight in store: Dr. Richard Lemoine Rodríguez presented a scientific study on the war in Ukraine. He showed how social network data can be used to identify the issues that are on the minds of migrants fleeing from the war at different stages of their escape from the country. This data-driven analysis was then mirrored by Kyryl Hrinchenko, a Ukrainian migrant, who had to experience the horror of the refugee experience with his family. His very personal, emotional story of escape reflected the rational scientific data view with experiences from the unfortunately often cruel reality.In addition, the migration in general and the refugee crisis in particular in a different part of the world, in West Africa, was also a topic of this session.