Baking Burek in Virginia
A few days after my arrival to my host-family in Belgrade, I accompanied my host-mother to the grocery store. Before leaving she handed me a large purple-colored straw bag and asked me to hold this bag for her as she looked for her purse.
Update on the Status of Summer and Fall 2022 Programming in Russia
Update from AC Study & Research Abroad on 2022 programming in Russia.
Title VIII Scholarship Recipient Profile: Jennifer Acevedo Castro
Jennifer Acevedo Castro reflects on her semester on the Eurasian Regional Language Program (ERLP) online as a Title VIII scholarship recipient and how she improved her Persian over the course of the semester. I started learning about Persian culture and language through Iranian friends at my home university. In 2018, shortly after my military service […]
Title VIII Scholarship Recipient Profile: Harrison King
Harrison King reflects on his experience participating in the virtual Eurasian Regional Language Program (ERLP) for four consecutive semesters and how he has committed himself to learning Georgian. My first encounter with Georgia and the Georgian language occurred in 2012, when I visited Tbilisi as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant based in neighboring Azerbaijan. I […]
Title VIII Scholarship Recipient Profile: Kaitlyn Lee
Kaitlyn Lee reflects on her virtual summer on the Balkan Language Initiative Program (BLI) as a Title VIII scholarship recipient and how she immersed herself in the Bosnian language and culture from her home. I first fell in love with the Balkans during my year as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Bulgaria. I had the […]
Title VIII Scholarship Recipient Profile: Layne Philipson
Layne Philipson reflects on her semesters on both the Eurasian Regional Language Program (ERLP) and the Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Program (RLASP) online as a Title VIII scholarship recipient and how she improved her speaking skills. Even at a very young age, I had always wanted to be different. I had also always loved geography, languages, […]
Could We Be Doing More to Minimize Our Use of Plastic?
A few days after my arrival to my host-family in Belgrade, I accompanied my host-mother to the grocery store. Before leaving she handed me a large purple-colored straw bag and asked me to hold this bag for her as she looked for her purse.
Dorm Living Russian Style
To host family or not to host family was a huge question when I signed up for this program, however, after a week of dorm life I feel that I made the best decision considering my situation.
A Heartfelt Gift From My Host Mom
On the second floor of my host family’s village house, I was given one of the sweetest gifts I’ve ever received – a bag of old threads and a few half-finished embroideries. Sounds glamorous, I know.
At the Grassroots Level
I intern with the Institute for Rural Initiatives (IRI) in Chisinau. The Institute for Rural Initiatives (IRI) is a non-profit organization that advocates and promotes community development in rural communities throughout Moldova.