University of Richmond

Здравствуйте! My name is Mary Diederich. I grew up outside of Washington DC, in Northern Virginia before moving to Richmond, Virginia where I studied Russian language, literature, and culture and History at the University of Richmond. I began studying Russian after working in Almaty, Kazakhstan at the Kazakhstan Foundation for Cultural, Social and Educational Development in the summer of 2014 and studied in St. Petersburg at СПБГУ in the spring of 2018. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, painting, and exploring new places, especially museums. I am thrilled to be working at the American Home this year and cannot wait to meet and get to know my students and fellow staff in Vladimir!