Since coming to Nikolaev Ukraine over three years ago, I have been asked an uncountable number of questions. Subjects about business, life, family, language, relationships and the country I came from. The USA. Growing up and living in California for the first 54 years of my life gave me an unlimited bank of knowledge to share with others. Teaching English and learning about everyday life in Ukraine has been a real life adventure.
At last count, I have taught just over 4,300 English lessons. That’s about 7,000 academic hours. Many with Larisa. Honestly? I’m not sure how we have done all of this. Starting any business anywhere isn’t easy. Coming to a foreign country not speaking the language with one friend and starting a completely new career has been the adventure of a lifetime. Larisa was, and is my best friend. Without her and her encouragement, we would have never been able to do what we have done here in Nikolaev.
Someday soon, I will share with everyone the entire story. How we started our school without any money. We started teaching at our school with just one room, one student, one borrowed computer, 4 borrowed desks and 8 old chairs. That was in addition to our dial up Internet. Borrowed too:)
When we started our language school, we had no idea where we would be today. This coming November we will celebrate our third year in business. We are right on target with our ten year business plan. As we continue to grow as an enterprise and help as many Ukrainians improve their lives with English and more, we know all our hard work has been well worth the effort.
Our hard work is just part of the reason for our longevity. Having many friends in Ukraine and from around the world is the other.
If you are communicating with a woman in Ukraine or would like assistance communicating with her in any way including holidays, traditions, superstitions, daily life, education, language, family expectations, jobs, food, cost of living, English, learning Russian, village life, city life, politics, laws, business and more, please write me at this website or go to PenPalsNikolaev or Larisa School of Language
