A year of Russian tables on Friday in Garcelon room, Samovar (German-Russian) meetings, of traditional Russian films with untraditional English subtitles, a year of cooking dishes, decorating a board near professor Costlow’s office, singing songs and ENJOYING it all to the greatest possible extent! While I taught American students Russian now I am teaching Russian students English at the Orel State University. I entered graduate school in Linguistics and I am working at my Ph.D. thesis.  My students are willing to learn about the USA, its system of education, relations between teachers and students. Having had a chance of being an insider at Bates, gaining an insight into it I am happy I can share my delightful experience with them, show them pictures and videos that I took at college.   To learn a foreign language you need to be motivated. My students know that Bates students (they heard so much about) will come to Orel one day and they should know English to talk to their American counterparts. Bates is ALWAYS welcome in Orel!