Hello, my name is Jacob Aehl, and I am a senior in high school. I will be attending UW Madison starting in the fall of 2012 and will major in Russian language and either history, political science, or international relations. I've started this blog because I am interested in everything involving Russia and Russians, and I thought it would be fun to write down my thoughts and experiences dealing with these topics. I've already visited Russia once for ten days over the summer of 2011; I spent five days in Mosocow and five in Vladimir and the surrounding area. I will be traveling to Russia again during the summer of 2012 as a part of the NSLI-Y Russian program; I will stay in the city of Yaroslavl for six weeks, from June 24th to August 6th. That's pretty much it for now; I'll try to continue writing as I have more Russia-related experiences as a part of my trip, communications with my Russian friends, or at UW Madison. I hope you enjoy something I've written and find it interesting/informative/etc.!
