This will suit those who wish to live independently, shopping and cooking for themselves. Those who choose to live with a family will have fewer domestic worries and will become an integral part of the family in which they live. Each student has a faculty mentor to whom they can turn for advice and help of any kind. Students must be aware that this is a very difficult time for Russia. Students should contact their financial aid office as soon possible prior to studying abroad.
Students are responsible for their own travel to and from Boston.
All travel within Russia is by rail and is provided by the program. A Pedinstitute faculty member will meet students in Moscow or St. Petersburg on arrival and accompany them to and from Syktyvkar. The Pedinstitute provides free health care, but medical facilities are not up to US standards. Students receive medical evacuation insurance and should come with any medication they might reasonably expect to need during their stay.