I have always been fascinated by Russia and was fortunate to learn about the current state of U.S.-Russia relations in Moscow through my participation in the Kremlin Fellows Program. At 22 years old, having never traveled outside of North America, I was very excited to be nominated for the prestigious fellowship by Senator Carl Levin and later selected by the Russian government. I was part of a delegation of 15 undergraduate and graduate student leaders from various disciplines across the U.S.