New Zealand is one of the countries I haven’t yet visited but thanks to the support of the social work educator from New Zealand, Neil Ballantyne, I was able to verify the list of Schools that are currently offer social work degrees in New Zealand. The list can be found on the Social Worker Registration…

Tautogram and Alliteration Language creation is an interesting process and I use language learning as a way of self-care and relaxation. I have compiled some of the tautograms and alliteration examples from languages I can fluently speak (English and Ukrainian). If you know other examples in Ukrainian and English let me know and I will…

In summer 2017 I visited School #76 in Lviv and met with my teacher with whom we are connected on Facebook. Natalya Tuldukova was teaching in School #76 for more than 40 years. It was so lovely to re-connect after more than 15 years I graduated from the school and to remember the time when…

I wanted to visit Japan for a number of years as I had very good friends whom I met originally in 2012 at the social work conference in Stockholm and wanted to learn from them about social work in the country of raising sun. Thanks to ANA airlines I was able to accomplish my dream…

I have been quite fortunate to travel to Australia multiple times, first during the SWSD Conference in Melbourne in 2014 and second time during grading retreat in 2017. I have visited  Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane and Gold Coast while meeting with social work educators and learning about Schools of Social Work in Australia. Special…

My first visit to Taiwan will always bring many positive memories. I am thankful for Taipei National University Department of Social Work for inviting me to speak on my research in social work distance education during the reading week. It was a great opportunity to share my knowledge and here the perspective of local social…

Touchdown 21: Switzerland-Canada Connection. By Oleksandr (Sasha) Kondrashov When I recently visited Switzerland I attended the Touchdown21 Exhibition in Bern and met Dr. Katja de Bragança and Anne Leichtfuß and learn more about TOUCHDOWN21 research project that is made by people with Down syndrome, and is about people with Down Syndrome. The research team collects…

Social Work Education in Switzerland Recently I visited Switzerland and learn about social work in the country where I did not speak any of the four official languages, but thanks to the wonderful hospitality of local people I was able to use my English skills and felt welcomed in all parts of the country. I…

As one honours every victim of the Humboldt tragedy it is important to remember that every life matters. The Humboldt Broncos tragedy demonstrates that Canadians expression of care, love and share can be limitless. It is critical to apply the same ideas of expressing care, love and share to every tragedy when the life of…

Canadians from coast to coast to coast are finding ways to respond to the recent tragedy: a bus crash that carried the hockey team from Humboldt Saskatchewan. Here is the list of 20+ ideas on what can be done after the bus trip ends with the tragic death of 15 confirmed young adults.   Keep…

Manitoba is becoming more unfriendly towards international students. International students should forget about “Friendly Manitoba” motto. In 2017 budget, Manitoba Conservative Government already eliminated the Tuition Fee Income Tax Rebate for the 2018 tax year that was designed to encourage students to work and live in Manitoba. The new initiative of the current Conservative government…