Yulia Ruzmanova, special to The Greenville News. Published 9:01 a.m. ET June 21, 2019 | Updated 8:28 p.m. ET June 22, 2019 Have you ever heard anything about Mtsensk? I bet no. It is a provincial Russian town of a size comparable to Greenville, where I spent my childhood. I left it 10 years ago to…
DetailsChristopher Richardson was a State Department consular officer and diplomat from 2011 to 2018. He is now an immigration attorney and Upstate International Board member. As of May 31, a new rule requires everyone who is applying for a visa to travel to the United States to submit their social media information as part of…
DetailsUpstate International was one of the most rewarding experiences I had during my time studying at Clemson University. As a Language and International Trade student, working with the culturally diverse community of Greenville was an excellent way for me to apply my studies and gain indispensable experience. I was always excited to go to work…
DetailsExpats moving to South Carolina, or to anywhere in the USA, for that matter, encounter what feels like insurmountable dangers and challenges. One of the biggest challenges of moving to America is simply all the unknowns. How can I get a driver’s license in the USA? How do I find a house? Where can…
DetailsSeveral weeks ago the Upstate had a visit from an unassuming man, tirelessly journeying across 45 cities in 50 days, to build partnerships for a vision of opportunity in Nepal. Mahabir Pun has spent the past 26 years, since graduating from the University of Nebraska, on building community projects around the idea that innovation is…
DetailsTires, passenger vehicles, and kazoos. What do these items have in common? South Carolina leads the nation for exports of these products, with customers overseas creating livelihood opportunities for our state, which exported more than $32 billion of South Carolina-made products in 2017 and has seen export increases in each of the last eight years.…
DetailsI crisscrossed this country for 40 years, reporting “The American Story with Bob Dotson” on the NBC TODAY Show. That quest was almost non-stop. More than four million miles searching for people who are practically invisible, the ones who change our lives, but don’t take time to tweet and tell us about it. Wisdom…
DetailsI am Rob Rowen and I have recently relocated from the Tampa Bay area to the Upstate. Tracie Frese invited me to tell you a little about the work I have been doing for the last 9 years. I, along with some friends, started Global Action Coalition: a non-profit that began it’s initial work in…
DetailsSometimes, “membership” sounds a little scary. To me, it sounds like money, time commitments, and cliquey social groups — all things that, as a senior in college, I can’t afford. But then I started working at Upstate International (UI), and my perspective on membership changed. As an intern, I’ve gotten to see a side…
DetailsTo travel, or not to travel… but really, is that the question? For many of us the question is not will we travel, but how, where and when. I feel giddy at the thought of sitting in a cafe, with a table full of travel books, planning my next adventure. The sights, the culture, the promise of delicious food…
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