Programs

Russian Language and Area Studies

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Housing

Program participants may live in a university dormitory or with a Russian host family. The majority of American Councils participants choose the host-family option. All host families provide private rooms, telephone access, and keys for their American guests. Host families also provide two meals per day. Living with a host family immerses program participants in everyday Russian life, while offering some of the comforts of home. Host families also expose participants to authentic, contemporary language and culture in informal, social settings.

All host families are screened, selected, and monitored by American Councils home-stay coordinators and resident directors. Students may change their housing arrangements during the program, although these adjustments require some time to be completed.

"I feel that staying with a host family was the single best thing for my Russian. My host mom truly cares for her students and provides a loving environment." Mark Winek, Moscow, Fall 2007

“The homestay aspect for me played a huge part in my happiness here in Russia. I never felt lonely because I literally felt like I was living with 'my family.'” – Natalie Trociuk, St. Petersburg 2008

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