Aleksandr (Aleks) Goloborodko writes beautifully. An email requesting an opportunity to chat is returned with an artfully crafted response that includes, “I would like to signify my gratitude to you for inviting me to the interview.”
A phone conversation with Aleks, a new Canadian who has settled in Peterborough, is equally charming, with his wife Iryna offering comments and encouragement from another room.
For this Ukrainian native who has made a home in Peterborough as an artist, language will be the path to success in his newly chosen country. Aleks was originally happy with life in Ukraine. He was involved with real estate and law and he operated a successful company.