Moscow Week 3!!

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Alejandro Romero

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Moscow Week 3.

 

Another great week in Moscow. I feel my Russian language proficiency steadily increasing and its a great feeling. On Sunday we met with a teacher/member of the Educate USA program. His name is Dimitry, but we call him Dima. He showed us around the center of Moscow for a bit and also took us to visit the Chirst the savior cathedral. (the biggest church in Moscow) it was beautiful and amazing, unfortunately I could not take any pictures inside ;( . He also took us to visit the famous metro station translated “Revolution square” which has many statues that people touch for good luck.  Later on in the week I took some of the newer arrivals to visit Arbat Street, and we ate at  Sbarros lol. The week finally concluded with an excursion to the Kremlin again, in which this time we got to visit many cathedrals such as “The Assumption Cathedral”. I can’t wait to see what next week has in store!

 

Alejandro Romero

My name is Alejandro Romero, but my friends call me Alex. I was born in Hialeah Miami, to a Costa Rican father and Puerto Rican mother. When I was young my parents divorced. I was raised primarily by my mother and my Irish-American step-father in Hollywood, FL. I have two younger siblings, a brother on my mother's side, and sister on my father's side. Growing up, English was my first language and Spanish was my secondary. In middle school, I had the wonderful opportunity of going to Costa Rica with my father. While I always had an interest in foreign languages and cultures ever since I was young, I was amazed with how different daily life was in another country. In high school, I became fascinated with the Japanese language and culture and started teaching myself before having the opportunity to take it as a class. I studied Japanese for 4 years before finally getting the opportunity to participate in a student exchange program in the summer of 2009. To this day, I say that was the greatest experience in my life, and it has allowed me to see the world in a different way. Recently I have fallen in love with the Russian language and culture and wish to pursue the same great experiences I had during my Japanese Studies. My goals in life are to use my skills of languages and cultures to help improve international relations, and change some of the misconceptions people have towards other cultures.