Orientation begins in Atlanta for Igor.
Aleksandr visits the Atlantic Ocean.
A visit to the NC mountains.
Yevgeniy Y. & Sergey A.
The swinging bridge at Grandfather Mountain.
Alexsandr T. at the welcome party.
Nikita B. shows us the location of his home city.
Kit R. & her guest, Alexsandr T.
Monday morning & the meetings begin.
Irina reads an historical marker in Old Salem.
A visit to Old Salem.
Yevgeniy Y. & Sergey A.
Learning how Americans vote.
Nikita B. meets a fellow TV newsreporter.
Igor asks another question.
Plenty of tea & coffee are needed by Wednesday.
Ralph enjoys the fruits of his labor.
Exchanging gifts.
A visit to Greensboro city council chambers.
Igor tries the city attorney’s seat.
Learning about American presidential candidates.
Sergey plays carnival game in the Pit at UNC-CH.
Observing a student protest at UNC-CH.
Fedor in his American hat.
Aleksandr has a typical American lunch – cheeseburger and fries.
Ilya enjoys Russian candy at the Center for Slavic and East European Studies at UNC-CH.
The delegation with Howard Lee, former mayor of Chapel Hill.
Meeting a UNC student of Russian history.
A Southern dinner, family style, at Mama Dip’s in Chapel Hill.
Sergey checks out a flight simulator.
Wrap up evaluation meeting on Friday at the Center for Creative Leadership.
Igor contemplates his impressions of the USA .
Olga, our interpretor.
Regina, our other interpretor.
Sue S. prepares our farewell dinner.
Let the toasts begin!
Ilya becomes an honorary citizen of Greensboro.
Robin R. & his guest, Fedor.
Irina & Aleksandr T. celebrate.
Guests and hosts in a final photo.