Sophia Miretskiy \u201920 is a junior Archeology and Classics double major who is currently spending the spring 2019 semester in Moscow. She told us a bit about her experiences studying on the Dickinson-in-Moscow program. This is Sophia\u2019s second time studying in Russia: she spent a summer with the Dickinson program in Moscow and St. Petersburg.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
What has been the biggest surprise so far?<\/i><\/p>\n
I think what really surprised me was how many English words have been incorporated into the Russian language. It feels like there\u2019s an anglicism for everything! The language really has seemed to evolve from what I grew up speaking at home.<\/p>\n
Tell us something about your host family.<\/i><\/p>\n
My host mom, Irina Nikolaevna, loves to travel! She\u2019s been almost everywhere in Europe, Vietnam, China, Australia, New Zealand, and has even gone to visit former students in the United States. She always has interesting stories to tell about everywhere she\u2019s been.<\/p>\n
How would you describe Moscow to somebody who has never been there?<\/i><\/p>\n
Moscow is very unique and the architecture is especially interesting: there are Stalin-era buildings next to 16th century churches, next to European style buildings built during the 19th century. But my favorite part of Moscow would have to be the metro. A lot of the stations built in the 50s are beautiful and very elaborate, and even the ones that are simpler or newer are always clean and easy to navigate.<\/p>\n
What is your favorite class and why?<\/i><\/p>\n
My favorite class is \u042f\u0421\u041c\u0418, taught by Irina Filippova, the Dickinson-in-Moscow program director. The class focusses on Russian mass media, how it\u2019s structured, and how people interact with it, as well as current events. It\u2019s really interesting to learn about politics in a different country, and how Russian media views America, especially in the current political climate. The class also gives me the opportunity to expand my vocabulary beyond basic, conversational speech.<\/p>\n
What are you looking forward to later on in the semester?<\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
I\u2019m really looking forward to traveling more around Russia and Eastern Europe. After our trip to Kazan, I learned that each Russian city is unique, and has its own contribution to Russian culture and history. It\u2019s also really interesting to see the history that we discuss in class, in person. What I\u2019m most looking forward to though, is warmer, dryer weather!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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