John and Linda Nixon spent a year in Kherson, in southern Ukraine, where John had a Fulbright Fellowship to teach Psychology (and Linda actually taught more – without pay!). Following that experience, John was awarded a US State Department grant to coordinate a cultural and economic exchange among SUNY Canton, SUNY Potsdam, and Kherson State University. John and Linda have returned to Ukraine several times as part of that grant, and also for the family wedding. John taught psychology at both SUNY Canton and Potsdam; Linda taught sociology (at seven local colleges, including SUNY Canton).