HOW TO BECOME A SEA WOLF part 3
The United Kingdom is considered the alma mater of maritime professionalism, so those who studied their trade in England are treated with great respect on any ships of all fleets. There, in England…
Archive — January 2010
Work
Education
Esperanto: Myths and Reality
When I was little, I was told: 'Don't be afraid to ask for directions. Use your language, and you will reach the ends of the earth.' However, after just a few kilometers of travel, it turned out that…
Everyday life
Marrying an American
The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service commissioned Dr. Robert SCHOLES to conduct a study on who, why, in what numbers, and how enters into mixed marriages in the United States. Dr. Scholes…
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Education
Citizenship: Earthling, Religion: Esperantist
The idea of somehow resolving the unfortunate misunderstanding that occurred during the construction of the Tower of Babel has not left humanity since roughly the 300s BC. At that time, Alexarchus…
Country guide
Face of American Nationality
The life of American society is in no way regulated by national traditions as we understand them. The national in America is a curiosity, an atavism, a manifestation of inertia and even laziness. A…
Curiosities
You're in an Empire, Friend: On the Amazing in America
Our selfless attachment to this country is akin to an illness. She is our unrequited passion, cynically using our desire for her, pocketing money for failed visas. Oh, if only we could forget her…
Work
Their name is Legion, and their number is as many as sign up
According to Ukrainian law, a citizen of Ukraine does not have the right to serve in the armed forces of foreign states. But this does not invalidate the laws in force in other states. The French…
Tourism
Gold of Jerusalem
To get to know Jerusalem, you need to wander through the Old City on your own, without a guide. Jerusalem values unhurriedness and solitude. You may ask, what solitude can there be when thousands of…
Personal experience
Enough Experience for a Lifetime
At the end of last year, as a 4th-year language student, I desperately wanted to go work abroad. Our dreary reality was getting tiresome; I craved new experiences, to develop my talents and make the…
Immigration
Look What Uncle Got Himself Into in the States
Roughly a tenth of America's population are emigrants or descendants of emigrants from the former Soviet Union. Among them are celebrities and ordinary people, hard workers and the unemployed, rich…
Immigration
Emigrant Tango
If our compatriot has heard something about Brazil – at least about Rio de Janeiro, white pants, and many, many wild monkeys – then regarding Argentina, the knowledge of our fellow citizens usually…
Everyday life
"Ukrinyurkollegia" Searches for Heirs
What does it mean to have child-worship elevated to a cult! Rarely, very rarely do Israeli lawyers search for heirs in Ukraine. A Jew, if he moves somewhere, does not go alone, but with his wife and…
Country guide
To Understand a Country, You Need to Know Its History
General information about Argentina can be found in reference books, but that is not the most important thing. The main thing is to understand what human environment, economic conditions, and state…
Personal experience
The Nightmare of the Two-Thirds System
I think that a second-class railway carriage with three-berth compartments is absent from Prague's 'Museum of Medieval Torture' solely due to chronological inconsistency. Of course, the carriage is…
Immigration
Try to Please Manitoba
A year ago, an agreement was signed between the Government of Canada and the administration of the Canadian province of Manitoba, under which the provincial authorities received the right to…
Tourism
How a Tourist Can Save Money
Besides total economy, there are several partial savings that appear at those stages of travel when you need to pay for it. So, you can reduce the cost of a trip by saving on: visa, transportation…
Country guide
The Land of Maple Syrup
"Oh, what a great country Canada is," Zhora Gershwin told me over a mug of ginger beer in Toronto. Zhora emigrated to Canada three years ago and therefore had the right to discuss the advantages and…
Personal experience
Myths of Silicon Village
"Russian American Dream" is not quite the same as the "American Dream" in the original. As a rule, initially Russians' desires focus on satisfying material wants – a car, a house, credit cards.
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Immigration
Deceivers Are Not Liked in the USA
Generally speaking, deceiving is bad. And deceiving government officials is also dangerous, warns 'Inostranets'. Especially when it comes to employees of the consular section of the US Embassy, in…
Work
How to Get a Job in an Ambulance Service
Every person moving abroad faces difficulties finding a job in their specialty. But it is especially hard for doctors – in many countries, primarily the United States, foreign medical diplomas are…
Everyday life
To Die in Peace
The secure and cloudless old age of Canadian citizens is marred by only one circumstance: like other, cloudy and insecure old ages of citizens of less prosperous corners of the planet, it ends in…
Curiosities
Sergeant in a Skirt
A cute little girl has been talking on her cell phone for about forty minutes, not forgetting (when the bus skids on curves) to carefully hold a machine gun on her lap. A visiting tourist from Kyiv…
Immigration
Who Can Emigrate to Canada and How
The easiest way to emigrate to Canada is for those who have relatives there. But not distant relatives, but very close ones: husband or wife, fiancée or fiancé, unmarried child. You can invite a…
Immigration
"...del ecuador": A Brief Course
A good song about Ecuador was popular last year. Those who saw the video remembered the high mountains, endless expanses of tropical forest, and the blue expanse of the ocean. Such is the Ecuadorian…