The sun broke through after a week of rain to shine on the dedication of The Albany-Tula Sculpture, a steel globe commissioned from area sculptor, Steve Kroeger. The globe, featuring a prominent bridge connecting the Capital Region and Tula, Russia,…
High-spirited Russian students Evegeniya and Yaha are “living” American history rather than reading about it in a textbook. After Boston, I brought the girls to a beautiful escarpment overlooking the Adirondacks, Green Mountains and Hudson-Mohawk Valley. It’s always a treat…
A week’s worth of ambitious activities culminated in a Farewell Dinner at the Schuyler Meadows Country Club in Loudonville last night. Many thanks to Gerald Shaye for treating us to a fabulous dinner with wonderful desserts. Susan Jacobsen went above…
After months of preparation, the last 5 remaining contestants gave riveting presentations of their subjects during Round 3 of the Olympiad Contest. Tonight’s judges were 7 educators and 2 students from Tula, Russia. After the judges tallied the scores they…
The Russians have arrived! For the next two weeks, I have three of nine wonderful guests from Tula, Russia sharing my home with me. One of them is part of the Open World Delegation, hosted by the Albany-Tula Alliance, while…
In the education area, during the winter of 2009-2010, the Committee co-sponsored with the Development Committee an essay contest for junior and seniors in the areas High Schools on the theme: What could President Medvedev and Barak Obama do together…