Ukrainian Culture

10 Things That Have Become Normal While Living in Ukraine

I've been living in Ukraine for over 15 months now and here are some of the things that really threw me off when I first experienced them...

I work with some really awesome students in Ukraine. Recently some of them have helped me start a video exchange program with students...

October 11th is International Day of the Girl. I work with a lot of incredible girls and they are so inspiring. Check out this video...

My birthday was September 1st, which was also the first day of school, Knowledge Day, and the first bell ceremony. Knowledge Day started...

About fifteen minutes outside of my small town is a village where there are Scythian burial mounds. If you're like me and slept through...

Victory Day is a holiday that celebrates the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in World War II (or as was called in the USSR...

I have been in Ukraine now for over 7 months and I have encountered many different cultural differences between Ukrainians and Americans....

I'm currently living in an apartment with one single lady in her fifties. Our apartment has two bedrooms, a kitchen, a living room, a...

Хрущовка (pronounced khrushchovka) is a type of low-cost, concrete (sometimes brick), three- to five-storied apartment building developed...

So one group of my fifth graders made a video about Ukraine to share with American students and I love it so much I thought I'd share it...

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Hi! I am a recent Penn State grad currently in Ukraine as a Peace Corps TEFL Volunteer. Say hello & feel free to ask me any questions!