Summary of 6 weeks learning Russian in Moldova through NSLI-Y
First, the incomplete first blog I started writing about our pre-departure orientation and journey to Moldova: The last few days have been a whirlwind of airports, airplanes, hotels, and new cities, but each of us have finally moved in with our host families. With the help of a red eye flight and major time zone changes, the past several days have sort of bled together, and it’s hard to believe that it’s already been 5 days since we said our goodbyes to our families and took off from our respective American airports. The pre-departure orientation, which included students going to both Moldova and Estonia, helped us get to know each other a little bit before departing for our host countries. Even though we will be spending the summer apart from those going to Estonia, it was fun to meet those students. It will be exciting to hear about their time in Narva when we see them again in six weeks. The Pre-Departure Orientation also gave us a better idea of what to expect in our host c