Yekaterinburg: Travel guide, prices and free housing · 2026

ИИванbeliichel · Aug 25, 2011Read

By the time I reached New York, a ton of time had passed and I hadn't encountered a single shower along the way. Everything went exactly as I calculated in Yekaterinburg before the trip started: a day to Moscow (cologne doesn't really help after the train), another day flying to New York (plus the time I spent sitting in Domodedovo), and another night spent at the airport in New York since I arrived late at night. And now morning has come, and I bought a bus ticket to Myrtle Beach for the evening. Basically, I can walk around all day, but there's one obstacle - my smelly, stinky fragrance. But this is America, this is New York (like, everything is supposed to smell like this here, but nope), I can't just sit around. Anyway, I didn't care, I went for a walk. People say New York stinks, I don't know, I didn't feel it. Or maybe I added to it myself. P.S. Nikitoz helped me calculate the number of days without a shower, he did it in a snap. It didn't scare me at all. But I remembered his laughter. P.P.S. In the evening, I locked myself in the station restroom. Not in a stall, IN THE RESTROOM. I washed as best I could - washed my armpits, brushed my teeth, changed my socks and underwear. And when people were banging on the door, I thought about the words from the American guidebook "Discover America", something like "Americans are all different, you can't say anything that unites them. Sometimes it seems they go beyond the limits of what is allowed." I think I'll go a little beyond them too =)

АНАлександр Недужкоgarfiled · Apr 29, 2011Read

It finally happened!))))))\nToday I was scheduled for an interview at the US Consulate in Yekaterinburg for 05/12/11.\nI have been waiting for this for a very long time, as I submitted my visa documents back on March 25th, but due to Consulate rules, I only received the interview date now.\nTickets are bought, questions reviewed, everything is ready=)\nWish me luck in conquering America (for now, just the American Consulate) for the second time:)\n(04/29/11)

АНАлександр Недужкоgarfiled · Mar 19, 2011Read

Phew!!)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) A huge weight off my shoulders=) A month of waiting, then the LM status, the employer called the sponsor in New York, everything was confirmed, and the status changed to OK=)))) Now it's time to wait for the DS-2019 and fill out the DS-160=) By the way, at the very beginning of the application, where it says "Select the location where you will be submitting your application," you need to select YEKATERINBURG!!! I didn't find it the first time because I assumed the name started with an "E" and chose Moscow instead. Interviews start in less than a month! So good luck to everyone=))) We will definitely make it!!!!! Not much left now=)) (20.03.2011)

АНАлександр Недужкоgarfiled · Feb 7, 2011Read

On many forums, topics like "How much money did the program cost in total?", "How much is it?", etc., pop up periodically. Let's try to figure it out together! :) Of course, I will be updating this information) Sorry for being overly detailed :) At the end, I will calculate the main and additional expenses. So: What I have already spent: 250 RUB – photo for the CMO application and passport 1500 RUB – fee to CMO $300 - registration fee to International Exchange Center $35 – SEVIS Fee 500 RUB – bank commission for money transfer 2500 RUB – cost of issuing a new-style passport $15 – payment for Skype calls to America $960 – remaining cost of the Program $20 - medical insurance for an additional month in the USA (for those leaving after September 15th) $14 - payment for the second installment transfer 5500 RUB (4200 - consular fee + 1300 - Pony Express services) 140 RUB - 3x4 color photo for ISIC 400 RUB - ISIC registration 250 RUB - English-Russian dictionary 499 RUB - document briefcase 899 RUB - bag for belongings 269 RUB - sneakers 6250 RUB – train trip to Yekaterinburg for the visa 1500 RUB - pocket money (for food) What I still have to spend: ~10000 RUB – plane ticket Krasnoyarsk – Moscow ~ $300 – plane ticket New York – Panama City $500 – pocket money Expenses are strictly individual, that's always the case) And how much did you spend? =) (07.02.2011) (09.03.2011) - edited (31.03.2011) - edited (13.04.2011) - edited (29.04.2011) - edited (02.05.2011) - edited (24.05.2011) - edited

VKViktoria KhrapovaJan 31, 2015Read

Hi, my name is Vika and I'm from the city of Yekaterinburg! My blog won't be too long, nor will it be stuffed with epithets, metaphors, or descriptive turns of phrase (even though I'm a philologist by education). It's just a light story, and I'll focus on a few specific moments. If you, dear readers, like my blog but don't find the answer to your question, or if you want to expand on any topic, you can easily contact me (addresses at the end of the blog). So, I'm starting ^_^ I want to thank IEC for the opportunity to have a mass landing of students from all over the world in America. You are simply geniuses, and the person who invented, implemented, and perfected the Work and Travel USA program is a genius. I admire it, honestly. Not every adult can afford a trip to America. It's an expensive pleasure, and it's far away. And I don't think it's like a typical family vacation... it's easier, cheaper, and closer to go for a family vacation to Crimea (I love Crimea, I spent my whole childhood there) or Turkey. And here is such a chance! Thank you for this, I'm thrilled! =) My summer story began on June 5, 2014. Five pale and exhausted-from-finals future traveler-frogs met early in the morning at Koltsovo Airport in Yekaterinburg. We really looked tired and weren't particularly happy about the upcoming trip. I think we just didn't understand what was happening =) We stood modestly with our little suitcases, waiting to board the bird of happiness from the Aeroflot company. *I want to say thank you to the bird that safely delivered us to Moscow, to Sheremetyevo Airport* In Sheremetyevo, the traveler-frogs ran around looking for currency exchange points and for another dose of coffee for me—I'm just a wild coffee addict. And finally, we tucked our little bottoms into the main bird that took us straight there, to New York. Woohoo, no more sitting in a fetal position, wondering, "I wonder if I'm the only one who feels like a child in a tight stroller?", or suffering from a lack of sleep and annoying the flight attendants with requests to bring something to "chew on." Yes, that's how we ate away our boredom, because the movies just didn't work for us at all. And we really should have slept!!! I, a walking—and at that moment, sitting—miracle, made a mistake in the declaration (they give it to you on the plane, if I remember correctly, just before landing at the American airport). I put a checkmark in the wrong place... the question was written something like: "Are you bringing fruits or vegetables into America for further distribution?" YES! I am bringing a kilogram of cranberries for sale, well, you know, extra income! And a big African-American guy (actually, I love them very much and am not afraid of them at all), while checking the declaration, started to react nervously and comment on my checkmark, and I realized... and started waving my arms just as nervously, clearly keeping up with the pace of the dialogue he set, and saying that it was a mistake, I'm a student, Russia, I just messed up, sorry-excuse me uncle, but NO! The guy (the same sweet African-American guy) sent me to a separate counter with another dark-skinned guy... scenes from movies about American prisons or scams immediately came to mind... and I was in the lead role... and they were going to torture me... with a lamp, a chair, and ropes, well, everything as it should be, you understand. But I kept repeating like an oath: "it's a mistake, I'm a student, Russia, I just messed up, sorry-excuse me uncle" and they let me go. A good oath, remember it=)) *My girls, including me, hadn't yet managed to adapt to the sound of fast American speech, and we made the airport workers laugh)) It was funny)*

VKViktoria KhrapovaJan 31, 2015Read

Привет, меня зовут Вика и я из города Екатеринбурга ! Мой блог будет не слишком большой, не напичкан эпитетами, метафорами и сравнительно-описательными оборотами (хотя я филолог по образованию). Такая лёгкая история, буду акцентировать внимание на некоторых моментах. Если Вам, дорогие читатели, понравится мой блог, но вы не найдёте в нём ответ на Ваш вопрос, или Вы захотите развить какую-либо тему, то вы легко можете связаться со мной (адреса в конце блога). Итак, я начинаю ^_^ Хочу поблагодарить IEC за существующую возможность, массовой высадки студентов со всего мира на территории Америки. Вы просто гении, и гений человек, который придумал, внедрил, довел до совершенства программу «Work and travel USA». Я восхищаюсь, честно. Не каждый взрослый может позволить себе тур в Америку. Это дорогое удовольствие, это далеко. И не думаю, что это, как типичный отдых для всей семьи...проще, дешевле, ближе сгонять за семейным отдыхом в Крым (обожаю Крым, всё детство там была) или Турцию. А тут такой шанс! Благодарю за это, я в восторге! =) Моя летняя история началась 5 июня 2014 года. Пять бледных и усталых от сессии будущих лягушек-путешественниц встретились ранним-ранним утром в аэропорту «Кольцово» города Екатеринбурга . Мы и вправду выглядели уставшими и не особо радовались предстоящему путешествию. Я думаю, мы просто не понимали, что происходит =) Скромно стояли со своими дамскими чемоданчиками, ожидали посадку на птицу счастья от компании «Аэрофлот». *Хочу сказать спасибо и птице, которая благополучно доставила нас в Москву, в аэропорт «Шерементьево»* В Шерементьево лягушки-путешественницы побегали в поисках обменных денежных пунктов и за очередной дозой кофе для меня, я просто дикая кофеманка. И наконец-то приютили свои попочки в главной птице, доставившей нас прямо туда, в Нью-Йорк. Йюхуууууууууу, больше не надо сидеть в позе эмбриона, и думать о том «интересно, только я себя чувствую, как ребёнок в тесной коляске?», а также мучиться от отсутствия сна и надоедать стюардессам с просьбой принеси что-нибудь «пожевать». Да, мы так заедали скуку, просто фильмы как-то вообще не пошли. А ведь поспать-то стоило!!! Я, ходячее, а в тот момент сидячее чудо, допустила ошибку в декларации (её выдают в самолёте, если правильно помню, уже перед посадкой в аэропорту Америки). Поставив галочку не в том месте...вопрос был написан примерно так: «Ввозите ли вы фрукты, или овощи в Америку для дальнейшего распространения» ДА! Я ввожу килограмм клюквы для продажи, ну так, дополнительный заработок! И большой афро-американский бабай (на самом деле я их очень люблю и совсем не боюсь) проверяя декларацию начал нервно реагировать и комментировать мою галочку, и я спохватилась… и начала также нервно размахивать руками, явно поддерживая заданный им темп диалога, и говорить, что это ошибка, я студент, Россия, чёт тупанула, простите-извините дядя, но НЕТ! Меня бабай (все тот же милый афро-американский бабай) отправил за отдельную стойку с другим тёмным бабаем … сразу вспоминались кадры из кинофильмов про американские тюрьмы, или афёры …и в главной роли Я… и меня сейчас будут пытать … с лампой, стулом и верёвками, ну всё как положено, вы понимаете. Но я, как клятву повторяла: «это ошибка, я студент, Россия, чёт тупанула, простите-извините дядя» и меня отпустили. Хорошая клятва, запомните её=)) *Мои девочки, в том числе и я, ещё не успели адаптироваться к звучанию быстрой американской речи, и довели работников аэропорта до смеха)) Это было забавно)*

TETatiana EfanovaCapsLock · Jun 3, 2012Read

The day of departure has finally arrived. It's going to be a long journey. Starting my trip from my hometown of Chelyabinsk, my mom, my brother, and I headed to Yekaterinburg to fly to Moscow. Arriving just in time, I headed to check-in, while my beloved family headed back 200 km. Flying to Moscow, I lived through the same hour all over again. Now I'm at Sheremetyevo, waiting 12 hours for my flight to London, and then to New York. I found a girl through the wonderful website iec.ru who I'll be spending the night with at the airport. So, I don't think it will be boring!

МДМарина Давыдоваmarinka1911 · May 24, 2012Read

I can say just a few words about the consulate. I prepared for about a week using questions found online. I passed the consular interview easily, although out of 40 people, only 6 were granted a visa. I wasn't asked many questions. The only thing worth noting: if you are having your interview in Yekaterinburg, definitely mention animals to the older consul; he loves them. He asked me if I had any siblings, to which I replied no, but I have a cat and a dog who are like a younger brother and sister to me. After that, he pointed to a pamphlet, asked if I had read it, and started preparing my visa documents. If you get the younger one, then (I don't want to scare you), nothing but luck will help you. He is "stamping" denials!!! That's all! Getting ready for my flight to the USA!!! So happy!!!