My name is Josh Walker and I have just graduated.  My time in Russia was an amazing experience and I have since returned last summer to do research and I plan on spending the next year or two there as well.  I studied for a semester at Hertzen University in St. Petersburg and lived with a host family, the Ustinovs on Petrogradskaya Storona.  This picture is of myself (center) with friends.  Tim (American - left), Michael (American), Sergei (Russian), and Orjan (Swedish) near Sochi.

Sasha Rudensky '01 Sasha took these black and white photos while travelling in Russia during the summer of 2000.

My name is Danielle Lussier and I spent a semester in Yaroslavl on the American Collegiate Consortium program. Yaroslavl is an excellent city filled with history, culture, art, and wonderful people. It's a traditional Russian city complete with gold domed churches and streets lined with birch trees. Yaroslavl is the place to go if you really want to learn Russian language and culture. Don't forget to check out the Volkov Theater, the Volga Embankment, and Soviet Square.  Danielle Lussier '98

I participated in the Virtus Institute program in Russia. I was with 18 other Canadians and Americans and we travelled to Nizhni Novgorod, St. Petersburg, Chileyabinsk, and Moscow. We lived in each city with families for one month, and we really got to see "Russia As She Is." It was an amazing experience.  The picture shows the statue Old Man with a Golden Fish in Moscow. Caitlin Plummer '98

I spent last semester studying at Moscow State Linguistic University in downtown Moscow. Academics there are quite good and social opportunites in Moscow are unparalleled in Russia. . . despite what anyone who has studied elsewhere may tell you ;) Life in the big city is quite a change from Middletown and is really worth it.

Jesse Vincent '98

Wesleyan Students: Interested in Studying Abroad?

Wesleyan students interested in studying abroad in Russia should consult Wesleyan's Office of International Studies for general information about studying abroad as well as more information on applying to a Wesleyan-approved program in Russia.