News About the Russia Trip!

We had a meeting about our trip to Russia today!  We will be staying at Hotel Vladimir most of the nights we are there.  http://www.hotel-vladimir.ru/ Additionally, we will stay three nights at a hostel in Moscow. http://www.hotelnewarbat.ru/  I am excited that we will be able to visit the Militia Training School, visit a Russian Court, and possibly the Vladimir Central Prison or women's colony!  The many discussions and lectures also sound very interesting!  I am so excited and feel very fortunate that I am able to experience this great opportunity.  I am looking forward to meeting all of the new people and experiencing a different.  One of the other students, Rebecca, was telling me that staying in a hostel is a fun experience.  Since this is my first trip out of the states, I am looking forward to this as well!  In the next couple of days I will post some pictures of my new rolling duffel bag and new walking shoes!  I still have shopping to do.  I am going to try to buy some nice Texas State swag to take with me to share with my host family and still have all of my toiletries to purchase.  I may also purchase a small gym sack, like the Nike or Adidas ones, to carry my belongings around. I am definitely not taking a purse!  Anyway, I still have to make a complete list of everything I want to take!  This is going to be such a fun trip!