It was an interesting experience seeing the differences between how Easter is celebrated in the west and in Ukraine. Easter in Ukraine is the major religious holiday celebrated even above Christmas. Below is a short clip for a Ukrainian television station I was interviewed on.
I met two artists several weeks back when I was at Salsa dancing at the Odessa Philharmonic hall (no I wasn’t dancing I was only watching, I don’t know how to salsa yet). I met Sledge and Carola through mutual friends and began talking and I found out they perform Flamenco together in Odessa. Neither [...]
No the picture is not me after my haircut, this was a picture I found with a caption “never make fun of a Cossack’s haircut” which is a fitting photo for this post. With that being said don’t make fun of an American living in Odessa with a bad haircut. Below is a short video [...]
If you are looking for something fresh and new outside of the club and bar scene in Odessa try Salsa dancing at the Odessa Philaharmonic Hall. There is salsa dancing every Sunday night in Odessa starting at 7pm and end at midnight. The building is amazing, it’s a great atmosphere and the staff and people [...]
So I was having a problem trying to get a Google voice number assigned for a new venture I am working on in Ukraine. Unfortunately Google blocks the ability to access Google voice if you have an IP address outside the US. Fortunately, I found a work around. Google voice is a great service for [...]
I was walking down the street and the shrieks of little Russian children stopped me in my tracks. There were hundreds of them with Russian hoola hoops, Russian hats and a big fat not so Russian Santa. But I realized it must be Christmas all the same. So I say to all the little naughty [...]
Finding a gym or sport club in Ukraine can be a bit of a challenge especially when you aren't familiar with the area or the language. After four months living in Ukraine it was time to get back in the gym so I began my search in Odessa. I had about four things I was [...]
We are proud to tell you about one of our favorite resources in Ukraine, Poltava Translator Ira Kononenko! We hired Ira when we arrived in Poltava and needed a translator who spoke Russian, Ukrainian and English and she is fantastic. Ira is young, but has years of experience in translations for letter writing and business [...]
What is life like for people living in Ukraine? The Ukrainian family budget is difficult to capture in official statistics since it operates on data about primary income. Meanwhile the cost of living in Ukraine forces most adults to look for alternative income sources; a second job, cultivation of land, using privately owned cars as [...]
Here was a dance contest they had at a small club in Poltava Ukraine. Just another slow night at the disco!
