Project Go Results?

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Has anyone's children received their Project Go assignments for the 8-week adventure overseas this summer? My son is waitlisted for two spots. But he was waitlisted last summer before he got his choice.
 
Yes, mine got his on February 23. He accepted VT Russian and turned down Texas A&M Russian.
 
My AFROTC junior was assigned Brazil for Portuguese through Kansas and my AROTC freshman is doing Arabic in Oman through Marquette.
 
My AFROTC junior was assigned Brazil for Portuguese through Kansas and my AROTC freshman is doing Arabic in Oman through Marquette.
Where will your junior be in Brazil?

Congratulations to both! My DS participated several years ago.
 
4 years of high school Spanish then transitioned to Portuguese for his AFROTC language. He’s gotten himself somewhat fluent and looks forward to the immersion. He’s very excited about Salvador. Looks like an amazing area.
 
Has anyone's children received their Project Go assignments for the 8-week adventure overseas this summer? My son is waitlisted for two spots. But he was waitlisted last summer before he got his choice.

Not my child, but I accepted the Citadel's Mandarin program in Taipei.
 
Congratulations to all of you! If you're going overseas you should feel fortunate to have missed the "Covid" years. Let me offer all of you some advice:
  • Americans are universally considered foreign language illiterate and sometimes looked down on for that reason. No matter how off your grammar or pronunciation may be, don't hold back from speaking to as many native speakers as you can. people will be happy to guide you along. Your effort will earn you automatic respect.
  • Think of the town/city you're in as your classroom and the entire day as class time.
  • There is a fine fine line between being anti-social with your American Classmates and taking advantage of the opportunity in front of you. You will have to work that out, but remember the American taxpayer isn't paying to have you hang with your friends in a foreign country speaking English, which you will do unless you consciously choose not to. You will not speak anything other than English with other Americans outside of the classroom.
  • If you live with a family they will probably want to use you as an English language resource. Be careful not to fall into the comfort zone of using English with them other than to help out.
Those of you going to Latvia will have a very interesting challenge. Latvian is not a Slavic language. Latvians are not Orthodox Christians. They think of themselves as Westerners. At the same time, of all the former Soviet Republics, Latvia has the largest ethnic Russian minority. At the time of the breakup of the USSR, it was close to 50% of the population. There is a Latvian woman in my boot camp class. She is about 30 and speaks no Russian at all, although her parents do. There are resentments in both directions. In Latvia, you will find a distinct minority of ethnic Latvians <35 years old who speak Russian. My DS 's Project Go was Russian in Kyiv in 2013. Some Ukrainians simply refused to speak Russian, even though they all knew how. If he were in your shoes I know what he would have done. He would have asked people what bars are most popular with ethnic Russians.

DS was able to earn language incentive pay during AROTC. He is an O-3, AD for 7 yrs. During that time, his foreign language ability has been a resume enhancer, a requirement of his MOS and a substantial bonus on his paycheck. Think of your Project Go time as an investment in yourself.
 
Congratulations to all of you! If you're going overseas you should feel fortunate to have missed the "Covid" years. Let me offer all of you some advice:
  • Americans are universally considered foreign language illiterate and sometimes looked down on for that reason. No matter how off your grammar or pronunciation may be, don't hold back from speaking to as many native speakers as you can. people will be happy to guide you along. Your effort will earn you automatic respect.
  • Think of the town/city you're in as your classroom and the entire day as class time.
  • There is a fine fine line between being anti-social with your American Classmates and taking advantage of the opportunity in front of you. You will have to work that out, but remember the American taxpayer isn't paying to have you hang with your friends in a foreign country speaking English, which you will do unless you consciously choose not to. You will not speak anything other than English with other Americans outside of the classroom.
  • If you live with a family they will probably want to use you as an English language resource. Be careful not to fall into the comfort zone of using English with them other than to help out.
Those of you going to Latvia will have a very interesting challenge. Latvian is not a Slavic language. Latvians are not Orthodox Christians. They think of themselves as Westerners. At the same time, of all the former Soviet Republics, Latvia has the largest ethnic Russian minority. At the time of the breakup of the USSR, it was close to 50% of the population. There is a Latvian woman in my boot camp class. She is about 30 and speaks no Russian at all, although her parents do. There are resentments in both directions. In Latvia, you will find a distinct minority of ethnic Latvians <35 years old who speak Russian. My DS 's Project Go was Russian in Kyiv in 2013. Some Ukrainians simply refused to speak Russian, even though they all knew how. If he were in your shoes I know what he would have done. He would have asked people what bars are most popular with ethnic Russians.

DS was able to earn language incentive pay during AROTC. He is an O-3, AD for 7 yrs. During that time, his foreign language ability has been a resume enhancer, a requirement of his MOS and a substantial bonus on his paycheck. Think of your Project Go time as an investment in yourself.
As the dad of 3 who have done Project Go, I can endorse these remarks. Also, take advantage of the weekend travel opportunities - that is why you have a stipend. See new places, meet new people, and experience new cultures - realize people do things differently than we do. My oldest was in Estonia and they had trips every available weekend (he even met the US Ambassador to Estonia while walking down the street). But there were one or two students who just stayed in the dorm and collected their stipend by not going anywhere on their own. This was a waste of an experience and learning opportunities.
 
Congratulations to all of you! If you're going overseas you should feel fortunate to have missed the "Covid" years. Let me offer all of you some advice:
  • Americans are universally considered foreign language illiterate and sometimes looked down on for that reason. No matter how off your grammar or pronunciation may be, don't hold back from speaking to as many native speakers as you can. people will be happy to guide you along. Your effort will earn you automatic respect.
  • Think of the town/city you're in as your classroom and the entire day as class time.
  • There is a fine fine line between being anti-social with your American Classmates and taking advantage of the opportunity in front of you. You will have to work that out, but remember the American taxpayer isn't paying to have you hang with your friends in a foreign country speaking English, which you will do unless you consciously choose not to. You will not speak anything other than English with other Americans outside of the classroom.
  • If you live with a family they will probably want to use you as an English language resource. Be careful not to fall into the comfort zone of using English with them other than to help out.
Those of you going to Latvia will have a very interesting challenge. Latvian is not a Slavic language. Latvians are not Orthodox Christians. They think of themselves as Westerners. At the same time, of all the former Soviet Republics, Latvia has the largest ethnic Russian minority. At the time of the breakup of the USSR, it was close to 50% of the population. There is a Latvian woman in my boot camp class. She is about 30 and speaks no Russian at all, although her parents do. There are resentments in both directions. In Latvia, you will find a distinct minority of ethnic Latvians <35 years old who speak Russian. My DS 's Project Go was Russian in Kyiv in 2013. Some Ukrainians simply refused to speak Russian, even though they all knew how. If he were in your shoes I know what he would have done. He would have asked people what bars are most popular with ethnic Russians.

DS was able to earn language incentive pay during AROTC. He is an O-3, AD for 7 yrs. During that time, his foreign language ability has been a resume enhancer, a requirement of his MOS and a substantial bonus on his paycheck. Think of your Project Go time as an investment in yourself.
This is fantastic! I'm sending this advice to my cadet who is Latvia bound this summer.
 
My AFROTC junior was assigned Brazil for Portuguese through Kansas and my AROTC freshman is doing Arabic in Oman through Marquette.
Our fresh AF doing oman too. Older one is waitlisted, was hoping for Brazil.
 
Has anyone's children received their Project Go assignments for the 8-week adventure overseas this summer? My son is waitlisted for two spots. But he was waitlisted last summer before he got his choice.
Hello all… Any Project Go news (results, decisions) for 2024 ???
 
DD is a junior and doing intermediate Russian in Latvia. Did beginner Russian also with PG but stateside at Pitt in 2022
 
DD is a junior and doing intermediate Russian in Latvia. Did beginner Russian also with PG but stateside at Pitt in 2022
I'd urge you to read my post from March of 2023.

Since then, my DS has spent much time in the three Baltic Republics: Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, so I would make a few finer points.

His first impressions, in all three, were that Russian was very widely spoken in the three capitals and there is little resistance to its use, unlike Ukraine, when he was there almost 10 years ago. Russia is constantly up to mischief in the Baltics, trying to stir up the Russian speaking minorities, but all three, being in NATO, are much more secure in their geopolitical position vis a vis Russia compared to Ukraine, then and now. Their militaries are small, but very modern and competent. They have among the largest military budgets, as a percentage of GDP, among NATO member states.

Latvia is very small and sits between Lithuania and Estonia. It is a four hour car ride from Riga to either Vilnius and Tallinn. Use the opportunity to visit those countries. If time allows on the front or back end, visit Poland or Helsinki. Both are close and cheap to access. Don't even think of visiting Kaliningrad or Russia proper!

Best of luck!
 
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