Friends, I'm finally living the dream. This spring, I won one to the biggest language scholarships a student can win: the U.S. State Department Critical Language Scholarship, an intensive summer language program. For more detailed information, you can check out http://www.clscholarship.org/institutes.html.
Here are the basics on what I'll be doing: In one week, I will fly to D.C. for two days of orientation, and then fly to Kazan, Russia (it's about 600 mi E of Moscow). I'll attend classes 20 hours a week, go on excursions around the area, and live with a host family. I'll return home in the middle of August. I anticipate having a total blast.
It's getting down to the wire; today I got my flight information and and lunch money from the CLS office. One week! I'm incredibly excited to finally go to Russia after studying the language here for two years.
I'm going to keep this blog throughout my trip for those of you who want to keep track of me on my latest adventure. I don't know what my internet access will be like, but I suspect it will be spotty, so give me some grace! I look forward to seeing you all when I get home and sharing more details about this amazing expericnce.
Adventure lies ahead!
Jane "Ivanna" Blevins
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