Written by Maria Anderson
Coming to any country in the world on vacation or business trip, we immediately notice the differences from our usual life. This also happens with immigrants. The only difference is that vacation / business trip has its own boundaries and we cannot see much, but immigration gives ...
Having lived for several years in America, I realized that this country has become as dear and understandable to me as my beloved Belarus. I will not say that everything is smooth and simple. Another culture, a foreign language, in many respects the unsuitability of professional skills, longing for ...
Just a couple of weeks ago, my friend’s daughter in Belarus received a “letter of happiness” - an official document from the tax office, which said that the recipient was a parasite. The family was surprised and began to figure out why the child suddenly had such “happiness” -...
If you ask a resident of any post-Soviet state about what the main holiday of the year is, you can almost hear with 100% certainty that it is New Year. At the same time, if you ask an American about the same, we get different answers: Christmas, Independence Day, Thanksgiving ...
One of the brightest impressions is the American education system. For me, as a representative of a teaching dynasty, it was a great shock to see with my own eyes how subjects were taught in an American school. Something vaguely reminiscent of studying began only in mid-October... Ask - what...
In each society, the upbringing of the younger generation has its own specifics. We, parents, do not hesitate to bring up children in the same way as our mothers and fathers, grandmothers and grandfathers did. However, as soon as you move to another country, you begin to understand the difference in approach. Here ...
My story began quite banally: a divorce, a small child in my arms, a large amount of work... In general, a fairly standard situation. Personal life? Don't be ridiculous. The maximum that was enough strength and desire was online communication on a dating site, where the goal was not even...