Robert Powers
@rodnik4436
American expat in Ukraine
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About me
American, In a relationship
Lives in Sumy
Speaks English, Russian, German
Registration: 10 August 2013
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coming to Kiev by Real1best
I'm coming to Kiev in mid July I was in Kiev in 2003 and loved it. I rented an apartment on 5 or 7 Kostolnaya Street and it suited me perfectly. But I've read horror stories on line about how things have changed. Trying to book an ...
Hi, My fiancee and I have a couple of friends, both female, who live in Kiev and who might be able to help you. Very nice, respectable, honest, helpful people. If you'd like, I could forward your query to them and see what they say. One of them ... Read More
New members of the Ukraine forum, introduce yourself here by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Ukraine forum? Dont know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
Having an interpreter (a translator is for written materials) in attendance when you meet someone new is extremely inhibiting and distracting, to say nothing of ridiculously expensive. Added to which, the proficiency of the interpreters is ... Read More
Study Expences in Ukrainian universities by mangal2
Hi everybody, I am looking for information about living and studying expenses in Ukrainian university. Please can anyone here estimate the total expenses per year :gloria
Hi, Jay! That's not an easy question to answer, because it depends a lot on which city you live in and whether or not you'll be living alone or with someone else to share costs. And, of course, how good you are at economizing. Personally, I ... Read More
Study Expences in Ukrainian universities by mangal2
Hi everybody, I am looking for information about living and studying expenses in Ukrainian university. Please can anyone here estimate the total expenses per year :gloria
The situation in the east is tense, but just about everywhere else life goes on as usual. My Ukrainian wife is from Sumy, but she and I are presently living in Ohrid, Macedonia. She's in touch with her mom and her friends almost everyday on ... Read More
Is Odessa a good place to settle? by deco99
I hear many stories from people telling me that Odessa is full of petty criminals and it seems have a tarnished reputation. I'm aware that for an ex-pat that Kiev is probably the best place to live because of the amount of English speakers ...
Can't comment on Odessa, because I've never been there, but 3 places I like in Ukraine are Kamenets-Podolski, Lviv, and Chernovtsy. I lived quite a while in my Ukrainian wife's hometown of Sumy, but it's kind of lackluster, altho ... Read More
Travelling to Ukraine from England, What is this 90/180 days, mean? by Lesax
Hi all My head is beginning to hurt trying to get back to my Ukrainian wife! I married her in November 2014 and there were delays with the Zags office. I ended up having to return to England on 15th January 2015 (had overstayed and paid the penalty ...
Yeah, Lee, sorry to say, once you've finished 90 days in Ukraine, you can't go back for 90 days. That's the 90/180 rule: only 90 days in every 180. I'm well familiar with this, because, after being in Ukraine for 90 days with my ... Read More
Study Expences in Ukrainian universities by mangal2
Hi everybody, I am looking for information about living and studying expenses in Ukrainian university. Please can anyone here estimate the total expenses per year :gloria
Mangal, here's a quote on tuition expenses in Ukraine from the website topuniversities.com: "You should generally expect to pay around US$2,500-5,800 per year for a bachelor’s degree, with preparatory courses being around US$1,800. ... Read More
Can any body tell me more about Ukraine by Ahmedgh_3
Can any body tell me more about Ukraine i want to go Ukraine , how much hotels cost their (3 stars , 2 stars) single room? what is the important cities their?
Hi, Ahmed. You can get a hotel room in Kiev fairly cheaply. For instance, the Sunflower B&B (Bed & Breakfast) Hotel cost 1052 gr. ($65.77) per night when I checked it out randomly for 3 days, Feb 16-19. But cheaper was to come. The Raziotel for the ... Read More
How to make friends in Kiev by expat.com
We have been talking about loneliness when you are abroad, let's now talk about how to make friends (locals or expatriates) when you're living in Kiev :top: Which are your best tips to meet people and to make friends in Kiev?? Thanks in advance ...
Some suggestions I would make for making friends in Kiev, both the regular type of friends and the romantic type, are: 1. Get involved in language lessons. To meet Ukrainians, take a class in a 3rd language, such as German, Spanish, French or ... Read More