Study in St. P.

[E. Boyle]

Dear Colleagues,

A student of mine wants to study in St. Petersburg this summer, and has a
couple of concerns.  Since I have not been in the Venice of the North for
a decade, I thought I'd seek out some more recent experience.

His concerns, brought up by his native Russian parents, are two: he has
been told there is a serious drug problem at the U of St. P and he wonders
about staying there; he is worried about his outward appearance and the
fact that he's olive-skinned, has dark hair and eyes -- he wonders if
he'll encounter problems on the street.

Have you any information from your own students and their experiences (or
your own) that I can pass on to him?

Thanks,
Eloise

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Eloise M. Boyle
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
University of Washington
Box 353580
Seattle, WA  98195
(206) 543-7580

e-mail: emboyle at u.washington.edu

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