Any experience with Russia?

lotsofbooks
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 20:50:24 +0000

My d’s college (USAFA) at the last minute pulled them out for security and safety reasons- right before they left for Russia (they were supposed to go to the “Black Earth City” (Voronozh) and enroll at the university there.) They ended up doing a Russian Language school in Kiev and living with Russian speaking families. They really enjoyed the experience and traveled every weekend. She got a scholarship to return for another experience and returned to the same family and school. They did have a few scarey experiences with people following them when they rode on the metro. My d.'s appearance was similar to a lot of people on the street, she said if you look different than the general population you have to be really careful and not be alone. Evidently Kiev is popular with people studying Russian.