Hi,

  Its getting to be that season where students are applying for summer internships.  Being a senior at a West Coast undergrad program, I feel like I really need to step on it with this internship business, and any edge in the application process would be nice.  I'm obviously going applying to all the usual purveyors of the snazziest architecture on offer, but I also have a skill that in certain context sets me apart: I speak fluent Russian.  I know for my friends in other professional fields (namely finance and business), this has been a huge asset.  So my question: would it make sense to apply to firms that have a lot of work in Russia, seeing as I potentially have a skill they need?  Or does everybody talk in English anyway, so it won't matter?

  I know that the quality of my portfolio is what's really going to set me apart either way, but the economy's rough and I've heard some internship-search horror stories, so anything that gives me an edge...