American Student Studying in Vladimir, Russia next semester!

**Thatguyoverthere** · January 5th, 2011, 07:20 AM

Hi everyone! I've been studying Russian for the past year and I think I'm almost to the Intermediate Level, but I would very much like to improve! Next semester, starting the 27th of January, I will be studying in Vladimir, Russia for four months. Any poster here live in Vladimir? I'm very excited to meet native Russians, as I've never traveled outside the US before, and it would be great to have someone to meet up with when I get to Russia. If not Vladimir, then what about Moscow? The two cities are fairly close, no? I will be happy to help anybody with their English as well.

**Basil77** · January 5th, 2011, 07:52 AM

Hello and welcome! Good choise of city imho. A plenty of historical sites and great people there. Yes, Vladimir is relatively close to Moscow, but I don't recommend you to get there by car or bus. The train is much better choice (about 2,5 hours). I live in a town wich located near the federal road from Moscow to Vladimir (about 40 km from Moscow and 130 km from Vladimir) but If I drive to Moscow at a workday It could be a three times longer trip than to Vladimir because of horrible traffic jams near Moscow on that road.