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Houghton Students Travel to Russia for Mayterm Class
HOUGHTON, N.Y. —Houghton College students spent three weeks
overseas exploring Moscow and Perm Russia as part of their Mayterm
class Russian Culture and Families.
Led by Professor of Sociology Jayne Maugans, the group visited many
historic sites in Moscow including Red Square, the Kremlin, Victory
Park, St. Basil Cathedral, the Izmailovsky Market and the Bloshoi
Ballet.
In Perm the students stayed in the homes of students from the Higher School of Economics. Maugans presented six lectures at the school and Houghton students participated in two roundtable discussions with Russian students. Houghton’s Director of Student Academic Services Susan Hice also presented lectures.
“Though there were so many cultural bright spots, it really is the individual people whom I came in contact with that I will remember more than anything else,” said Houghton student Elise Matthews.
While in Perm, the group visited three orphanages donating clothing, toys and supplies. Time was also spent refurbishing a building that will become an orphanage.
The group also visited the Perm Opera House, Perm Art Museum, a cave, a village home, and a dacha of an oil businessman.
