On the Russia trip, run by Vera Aginsky, instructor of Russian, the main goal is to develop better language skills. On this trip Aginsky makes all her students sign a sheet promising that they will speak nothing but Russian, except on guided tours. This time it will be more difficult because we have to speak Russian all the time. Our professor said after we get back we should all be ready for at least fourth-year Russian. What you get out of it is really going to depend on what you put into it.
Some students say that the price for the trips are fairly reasonable.
This includes round trip air-fare and room and boarding. Students choose to go on the program for different reasons. Westerhaus, who has already been to Russia once, wanted to go back and experience it again speaking the language. I think I will have more of a cultural experience this time. Bend said he was always intrigued by China.