random question

[Paul Klanderud]

Privet, Keith,

Just thought I'd add my two cents' worth about this East-West thing. I
don't really know anything about it, except that I do recognize the name
Robert Mann as someone in the field; if I'm not mistaken, he wrote a book
(through Slavica, kazhetsia), on <The Igor Tale>; I think his book has the
enticing title <Lances Sing>. That doesn't really say anything--maybe
someone simply used his name.

Say, when you call about the distance learning, I can ask you some
questions about modems, etc. This past weekend I bought an internal
fax/modem for my desktop computer, but something went terribly wrong, and
eventually, after hours of suffering, I managed to correct things by
entirely deleting my Windows files (through WordPerfect, which, thankfully,
I still run through DOS), and then reloading it all. Needless to say, that
evil machine is getting yanked out this afternoon. I got it cause it was
cheaper than getting a card for my portable, but I think I'll take the safe
route and go with the portable and a card all the same. So maybe you could
answer some questions on that account (even though you're one of those Mac
people...).

Tebe ostalos' tol'ko pozavidovat': We got dumped on last night, a good five
or six inches of snow! Break out the pickup!
Tvoi,
Pozorov-Stydinov

>Greetings, SEELANGERs.
>
>Our graduate assistant has asked me to ask the greater Slavic community if
>anyone has any information or has had any dealings with a study-abroad
>organization called East-West Exchange.  I am including the information we
>got from someone who is concerned this organization has made off with a
>deposit s/he sent them:
>
>>>Dear Friends,
>>>I am a Russian teacher certification student at the University of
>>>Colorado at Boulder.  I received information on the following
>>>exchange program from our Russian department:
>>>     East-West Exchange
>>>     PO BOX 12262
>>>     Gainesville FL  32604
>>>     rep: Robert Mann
>>>After sending a $400 deposit, visa application, and personal info to
>>>this program four months ago, and having heard nothing since, I
>>>called to see what was up.  The number is to some woman in her house
>>>(904-373-1098).
>
>>>Needless to say, I'm beginning to feel I have been duped.  The only
>>>communication I have received from them was the initial application,
>>>postmarked Oakland CA, 28 Feb 94.
>
>>>Does anybody know anything about this program or Mann individual?  Is
>>>there a change of address I am not aware of?
>>>I would appreciate any assistance you can provide.
>
>He apparently contacted us (Berkeley) because we are close to Oakland, and
>our undergrad assistant said the name of this organization sounded familiar
>to her.
>
>If you have any info on this outfit, please e-mail me with it.  Whatever I
>find out, assuming it's of importance one way or the other, I will post a
>summary to the list -- whether it's that there was a simple
>misunderstanding, or that others have had similar problems with this place.
>(I am not posting personal info on the person who wrote to us since I
>don't have permission to do so -- but I will forward the info to our grad
>assistant, who will forward it on to him.)
>
>Thanks,
>Keith
>
>Keith Goeringer
>UC Berkeley
>Slavic Languages & Literatures
>keg at violet.berkeley.edu
*****************************************************************************
Paul Klanderud                          e-mail: klanderud at macalstr.edu
Department of German and Russian        office: (612) 696-6392
Macalester College                      fax: (612) 696-6428
1600 Grand Ave.                         home: (715) 425-9507
St. Paul MN 55105