Granted, while I am studying in the faculty of Russian as a Foreign Language, I still pick up on differences in the teaching style in Russia and at UW. Here, in Russia, professors are not …
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Stereotype: All Russians are bumbling drunks
I’m not going to lie, I had preconceived notions about Russia, and in particular, about my host family and what it would be like to live here. Silly daydreams floated through my head i.e “they’re …
One thing that I have noticed so far in St. Petersburg is that everything is constantly under renovation. And unlike in America, the renovation (known as remont/ремонт in Russian) is not a form of visual …
Tragically Comic
Staring out of the window on the plane, St. Petersburg loomed in front of me; All white. All Soviet (the airport, at least). All very, very, intimidating. Unfortunately, the first day has not been very …
Дермьмо..
My days in the United States are slowly (very slowly) dwindling — 11 days until orientation in DC, 13 days until I hop on the never-ending plane ride to Frankfurt, then to St. Petersburg. This …
About me:
The basic facts about me are that I’m a junior majoring in Russian and history. And when people ask me why I chose Russia, to be honest, I’m a little unsure myself. Russia is a …