Author: Samantha, Florida, USA Almost two months into my time in Daugavpils, and I’m having more fun than ever. But first: in my last blog post, I know I promised a super-secret, exciting trick for language learning, and here it is: DANCE!
Author: Samantha, Florida, USA As I approached my last semester of college, I was desperate to study abroad. Many plans were changed and canceled with the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, yet my craving for out-of-classroom learning never lessened. As a Jewish woman, I have pursued Judaic studies and Jewish history to supplement my two […]
We are always interested in learning, what our students feel and think during a Russian study abroad program in Daugavpils.
People spend quite a lot of their free time watching movies and TV shows. Therefore, it might be a good idea to use movies as one of the ways of learning the Russian language as well. There are a number of reasons why movies are a wonderful tool for doing it.
One of recent “Learn Russian in the EU” semester abroad students, Joshua, has demonstrated an amazing progress in the Russian language. We talked to him to find out, what has helped outperform classmates. Joshua described his own method for out-of-class language acquisition as the key success factor.
Preparing a successful undergraduate study abroad application for major scholarships, Boren or Gilman in particular, requires a serious work and takes a great deal of time. Students need to explain how a Russian study abroad program at “Learn Russian in the European Union” in Daugavpils, Latvia
It’s always great to learn about successes of our former students. Anna Maria successfully studied Russian with “Learn Russian in the European Union” in Daugavpils. Now she is studying Aeronautics at Stanford University.
Now that I’ve been out of self-isolation for a few weeks now, I’ve had a lot of time to explore Daugavpils and get familiar with the place for the start of my year abroad. Despite being the second biggest city in Latvia, it is very compact and easily walkable.
In the pandemic time, many universities move their traditional Study Abroad Fairs online and arrange virtual events. Organizers use different online fair platforms and different booth setups, which makes effective presenting of programs and services quite complicated.
Hi, I’m Jonny. I study Russian at the University of Oxford, and I’ve just arrived in Daugavpils for the start of my year abroad. I chose to come to Daugavpils for the first few months of my year abroad
