Of all our compatriots who – according to official reports – worked abroad last year, more than half are captains, navigators, boatswains, and engine operators of the merchant fleet. Plus several…
"Zagranitsa" begins to acquaint readers with non-traditional emigration destinations. The first series of such publications will be devoted to Ecuador. Today – a first acquaintance with a country…
In the USSR, the purchase of ships and the selection of personnel were handled by shipping companies – that is, the state itself. Now, as in all maritime powers, crewing companies are actively…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…