Kiev - Post Report Question and Answers

What do you wish you had known about this particular city/country before moving there?

You can get just about anything you need here!! And it is so easy to get dairy free foods. - May 2021


Honestly, it was nicer than I expected. I was right to invest in good winter gear. - May 2017


How much I was going to love it! - Nov 2016


I wish I had battled HR harder to extend! We loved it. Also, maybe this sounds strange, but if I had thought about how welcoming it is to families with small children and how inexpensive child care is, I might have thought about starting a family there (rather than in DC where those things are not true!). - Jul 2016


That everyone in Kyiv speaks Russian, and they prefer not to switch to Ukrainian. - Nov 2015


I would never have accepted housing off of Artema because of the stray dog problem there. I would also have spent a lot more time out of the country during winter. - Apr 2014


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