By design, they maximize exposure to Russian speakers, offering language practice, a truly personal perspective on today's Russia, opportunity to form new friendships, and an extraordinary addition to your resume.
Founded in 2010, Crossroads Eurasia is a project to get more students to discover Russia directly, via a work experience. Our summer internships take students away from Moscow and St. Petersburg and maximize daily exposure to Russian speakers at work, at home, and during free time. The result is language practice and a truly personal perspective on Russia and its people. Crossroads interns also come away with friendships and relationships with colleagues, peers, and host families that last well beyond the end of the program.
For students aspiring to integrate the Russian language or regional expertise into their careers, the program is a natural stepping stone into internships, jobs, fellowships, and graduate study.
Crossroads Eurasia has about 100 alumni, many of whom have gone on to do Russia-related work in the policy, business, and NGO communities, and we are proud to say that one in ten is a Fulbright scholar.
Internships
At Crossroads, we offer you three internship options - camp counseling, teaching English, and doing translation work. The English language is your ticket to all three. You know what sounds natural and can bring the local perspective. Away from an English-speaking country, these skills are unique.
