News of Canadians in Russia & Ukraine

hi there!

i'm planning a 2-3 month vacation trip to ukraine in a month or so..

as a canadian passport holder i won't need a visa up to 90 days as a visitor..

but what about a return ticket and a hotel reservation?

i'm planning to stay in ukraine almost the whole summer without exceeding period of the 90 days i am allowed but i don't know the exact return date..

also, i am not ...

Hi everyone! I just wanted to share my impressions till they are fresh :D

I’ve just returned from the Volga river cruise. That was gorgeous! I mean it. OK, I guess that gonna be better if I go from the very beginning.

So, it all started when I found myself sitting in Samara, Russia miserable, tired from work and dreadfully bored. I was overcome by self-pity ...

Hello to everybody!

My name's Dasha, and I teach both English and Russian for foreigners. I used to live and work in Moscow with some major language schools, and I ended up with an idea of my own school (well, I decided to start with a club, but actually it's a kind of school) in my home town, Volgograd.

What: communicative method, i.e. no exercises for the sake of exercises; real Russian structures that you ...

Canadian Expatriates – We Need You!

We are two faculty members and researchers at York University, Toronto, studying Canadian professional expatriates in the mining/engineering sectors.

This research builds on our previous research on professional expatriates in other sectors and is funded by the Canadian government.

We are particularly interested in finding out why you decided to expatriate, what have been your experiences of being an expatriate (good and bad) and the impact on your family/friends ...

The Truth behind the Stereotype :-)
"In the recent years, there seems to be an influx of reports and articles on the dangers of dating Russian women. These reports feature Russian females either as stereotypical “mail order brides” or other variations of the conniving “girls in search of a rich husband.” Yet, many men prefer the beautiful Russian girls, who know what they want and are not ...

Does anyone know when beer night is at Kiev Embassy I would like to meet some fellow Canadians

Happy New Year to everyone!

Does anybody know how the ESL industry in Kiev is faring right now? Many schools in Russia have implemented a hiring freeze until the economy settles down, and I suspect schools in the Ukraine are doing the same....

Hi

Does anyone have any idea of jobs for MBA types in Kiev ? Where to look ? I am looking for some experience in an emerging market and I feel that this might be less crowded than other markets. Thanks.

Hi all,
I am trying to learn some about the biggest cultural differences between Russia and Canada. I have a new student from Russia and I want to prepare myself to best handle and team with her and her family. So for all my fellow Canucks living in Russia (or former Soviet countries) what are the biggest cultural differences you think I should be aware of?
Thanks!
Allyssa ...

Hi all,

I'm a Canadian fiddle player, 36 years old, teaching in St. Petersburg. I'd love to find a fiddle jam. Any fiddle players around? (I also play banjo, but don't have a banjo in stpg - yet .)