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Hoffnungstal, Bessarabia – History of a German Village (Part 2)

May 27, 2015 |
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Carolyn Schott

This is part 2 of 6 blog posts on my grandfather’s home village of Hoffnungstal, Bessarabia (now Ukraine). Prospering through…

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Hoffnungstal, Bessarabia – History of a German Village (Part 1)

May 25, 2015 |
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Carolyn Schott

This is part 1 of 6 blog posts on my grandfather’s home village of Hoffnungstal, Bessarabia (now Ukraine). Founding of…

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Visiting Your Ancestral Town 2nd Edition!

May 18, 2015 | Comments Off on Visiting Your Ancestral Town 2nd Edition!
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Carolyn Schott

It’s here! The 2nd edition of my book, “Visiting Your Ancestral Town,” is now available with a special price of…

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Nyet to Russian Vodka

April 6, 2015 | Comments Off on Nyet to Russian Vodka
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Carolyn Schott

My decision to boycott Russian goods was an easy one. Russia is invading Ukraine. My travels to Ukraine have made…

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Cast Adrift Into the Sea of War

February 4, 2015 | Comments Off on Cast Adrift Into the Sea of War
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Carolyn Schott

I feel like I’m in a WWII novel. One friend mentioned posters going up in public places like schools, directing…

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Chut Chut

October 16, 2014 |
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Carolyn Schott

The first time I went to Ukraine, I hated vodka. That’s a problem, because it’s a mark of Ukrainian hospitality…

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How Travel Changed Me

September 7, 2014 |
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Carolyn Schott

I just got off the phone with the White House. I was telling President Obama (via the citizen comment line)…

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Crisis in Ukraine: The Basics

May 21, 2014 | Comments Off on Crisis in Ukraine: The Basics
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Carolyn Schott

As I talk to friends about the crisis in Ukraine, I am frustrated by the misunderstandings I hear. I am…

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Faces of Ukraine: Where Is He Now?

February 19, 2014 | Comments Off on Faces of Ukraine: Where Is He Now?
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Carolyn Schott

I remember a trip to Ukraine in the spring of 2005, just months after the Orange Revolution shook the streets…

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The Faces of Ukraine: Why I Care

January 26, 2014 |
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Carolyn Schott

Visiting ancestral towns is bad. When you travel, you fall in love with some destinations for their natural beauty or…

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