On 4-9 June Stavropol hosted the Third BRICS and SCO Student Sprong Festival, where I happened to work as a conference interpreter at one of the sessions. The Conference covered youth affairs, education quality, intercultural ties, experience exchange between youth from different countries. There were 3 official working languages: Russian, English and Chinese and 2 interpreting booths respectively: Russian-English and Russian-Chinese with relay option. The Festival included the cultural program: performances by youth teams, gala-concerts, open air concerts of Russian pop stars. These days there was a special atmosphere in the city – I felt like I was a student once again- it was a very pleasant and heart warming experience. I would like to thank the organizers for inviting me!
