Working for the London School of English
Earlier this year I finished my contract working for the London School of English (LSE) in Ukraine. After a short stint in Kiev I moved to Odessa and spent a total of 2 1/2...
Tony Goes Global
Travel problems
The last few weeks have been plagued by travel problems and setbacks. Problems with border guards, landlords, illnesses, money and sinks. Currently I’m in Mykolayiv, Ukraine but let me take you back to the...
Getting married in Ukraine
In the past 3 years I’ve suffered from depression, quit my job, left my country and trained as an ESL teacher. Now to top it all off, I’ve got married. Two and a half...
Chernobyl – a tour of the exclusion zone
So after more than 1 – 1/2 years of living in Ukraine, I finally got round to visiting Chernobyl. I’d been wanting to do this for a while but never seemed to find the...
Winter in Odessa
As I write this the weather has taken a change for the better. It’s about 4deg today, which is positively tropical considering what it has been like. Where I come from in England, the...
Teaching English
If somebody had told me a year ago that today I would be teaching English in a foreign country, I would have laughed in their face. A year ago I was trying to write...
Krakow – Poland
A belated post about my time in Krakow. Travelling from Lviv to Krakow was my first time using Blablacar. I was a bit skeptical about it but the ride couldn’t have gone smoother and...
Lviv – Ukraine
Lviv was very different to Odessa and Kiev. In fact it didn’t even feel like I was still in Ukraine. The city had a very European feel and was relaxed and friendly. Most people...
Kiev – Ukraine
A little delayed but here’s a post about my time in Kiev before Christmas. I had 2 choices to get from Odessa to Kiev, train or bus. I chose the latter and was about...
Odessa – Ukraine
I wasn’t really intending to go to Ukraine. Partly because of the political climate and partly because I wasn’t sure if it would be safe for a Brit. Well I’m very glad I did...
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