ISO professional travel opportunities next summer

[Devin P Browne]

Hi all!  This might be ridiculous, but I was wondering if any university
programs in the former Soviet Union ever have difficulty filling
"group leader" positions.  I am teaching Russian for the first time this
year in quite some time (I've been teaching French) and I'm looking for
possible ways to spend part of next summer in a Russian-speaking
environment.  I know that when I, myself, did the SUNY New Paltz program
back in 1988, there were at least 2 (I think 3) non-students accompanying
the group of 40.  One was a grad student, one was faculty, and one was
faculty but I"m not sure if he was officially doing anything for the group
(I think he was just tagging along).  I have lots of experience with
ESL/EFL programs here in the US, including some experience taking students
abroad.  Any ideas?

Devin

Devin P Browne
dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu