Terrorist attacks on the scale of the Paris attacks, which killed 129 people and wounded over 400, are extremely rare. Authorities specifically prepare for them, but how should ordinary people act in…
Germany is interested in highly qualified specialists from abroad. As Deutsche Welle notes, thanks to the Blue Card program, now you can not only post your resume but also wait for a call from an…
Before continuing the story of the process of obtaining refugee status in Germany, based on personal experience, let me remind that in the previous article we stopped at the stage of waiting for…
On the same day, we all went to the local town hall to register. The people there were friendly and polite. Surprisingly, the mayor of the city himself met us and greeted each of us. Later, the…
I want to share with the readers of 'Zagranitsa' my experience living in a refugee camp located in Germany in the small village of Nostorf-Horst. This town is part of the district of Northern…
The next morning we were supposed to set off for Zugdidi, and from there to Svaneti. But after a boisterous feast with our hostel neighbor, a Tbilisi native named Giorgi, this turned out to be an…
Hitchhiking through Georgia was a bit scary. We didn't know if it was safe enough or if hitchhiking is possible at all. But we took a chance. And it turned out that our worries were completely…
San Francisco – crazy city – a mad, strange, even a little 'nuts' city. Nevertheless, it remains one of the most popular tourist destinations not only in the USA, but perhaps in the whole world. A…
The Russian diaspora in San Francisco is relatively small but quite interesting. Russians settled in California as early as the beginning of the 19th century, and the tragic love story of Nikolai…
He doesn't really like studying Sasak. But admiring the sunset – that's fine. After all, it's not work, it's santai-santai – to sit, relax, talk about this and that. You walk by, they say 'Hello!'…
Author of the book "Travel Without Travel Agencies: How to See the World, Save Money, and Stay Safe", ethnic psychologist and author of articles on cultural traditions of small peoples Svetlana…
If we compare cities to people, then Bologna – a small city in northern Italy, the capital of the Emilia-Romagna region – would be an elderly Italian signora. A lady who looks her age, but holds…