About me

My name is Kyra and I've spent the last 5 months in Latvia on the Benjamin Gilman Scholarship to attend a Russian language school and learn more about the unique identity of Latvia. In this online portfolio I have gathered interesting findings about Latvian culture that I've observed as an American university student of both Russian and international affairs studies.

What is the Gilman Scholarship?

The Benjamin Gilman Scholarship is a competitive international study abroad scholarship given to those who wish to experience a culture different than their own while diseminating important cultural values of what it means to be an American citizen.