I'm quite bummed: we will not be returning to Kazan this summer. Essentially what happened was that there were an insufficient number of student applications to financially justify the program. One reason that there were fewer applications is that fewer government funds can be used in Russia this year due to the political situation. So although we are not politically forbidden to go to Russia, nonetheless the political situation has taken its toll.

Our program in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, will take place, and all students who had applied to the Kazan program will have the option to go to Bishkek instead. I will be the resident director in Bishkek. Soon I'll start posting some info about that.