Great intro so far, your posts are really rich with emotion, really letting the reader know how she feels. Also, I like you you sprinkled in some backstory so smoothly, having her mention her old home and her thoughts about it. Can't wait to see what Oksana does on canis.

There are so many good little poetic phrases in here, I really get a sense of her fear

I love the way you describe her reactions here. It's almost visceral to read.