{"id":4205,"date":"2014-01-05T16:30:09","date_gmt":"2014-01-05T21:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/?page_id=4205"},"modified":"2025-11-19T10:46:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T15:46:57","slug":"kates-exchange-at-st-petersburg-state-university","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/graduateprograms\/student-experience-abroad\/kates-exchange-at-st-petersburg-state-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate&#8217;s Exchange to St. Petersburg State University"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Kate&#8217;s Exchange to St. Petersburg State University\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>An entire two months into my two-semester exchange to St. Petersburg and I\u2019m still having a hard time putting a label on this city. The depth of its history and the charm of its culture are enchanting, just like its picturesque, Euro-inspired scenery. The canals, the architecture and the metropolitan feel distinguish this Russian city as its cultural capital. I am lucky to include myself on the list of local enthusiasts who so dearly embrace this city\u2019s charms and its vast heritage. It\u2019s a curious opportunity to be a participant observer and experience the depth and the breadths of Russia\u2019s rich history, and culture firsthand. Attending master\u2019s level, Russian-taught courses has been both challenging and rewarding. It\u2019s an incredible insight into the Russian mentality and customs. As with any exchange, living abroad for an extended period of time challenges your perceptions, principles and priorities. It gives you a whole other set of lenses to look at the world through. Integrating into Russia\u2019s vibrant lifestyle is a fascinating experience and surely not one I\u2019ll ever forget. I\u2019m grateful for this opportunity, the Magna Fund for the Russian Studies, as well as the support and inspiration of everyone at EURUS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An entire two months into my two-semester exchange to St. Petersburg and I\u2019m still having a hard time putting a label on this city. The depth of its history and the charm of its culture are enchanting, just like its picturesque, Euro-inspired scenery. The canals, the architecture and the metropolitan feel distinguish this Russian city [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":4037,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cu_dining_location_slug":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_page_type":[],"class_list":["post-4205","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4205"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7836,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4205\/revisions\/7836"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_page_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_page_type?post=4205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}