Andrew Castellanos
*STA Travel Start the Adventure Scholarship
<i>Hello in your host country language</i>: ะะดัะฐะฒััะฒัะนัะต (Zdravstvuyte)
<i>University</i>: University of Montana
<i>Expected graduation year</i>: 2019
<i>Destination</i>: Irkutsk, Russia
<i>Program Provider</i>: School of Russian and Asian Studies
<i>Major / Minor</i>: Russian Language
<i>Language of Study</i>: Russian
<i>Demographic background</i>: Hispanic, First-generation, Community College Student
<i>Future career aspirations</i>: Diplomacy, State Department, Ambassador
<i>Top 3 goals for study abroad</i>: To raise language proficiency; To deepen my understanding of Russian society; Self-awareness and understanding of my own culture by learning about my host country's customs, values, and traditions