“Nothing is left unsaid, nothing is left undone”
People do always change, people never stay the same. This is not the matter of time, but the influence of various events on their...
FLEX Alumni in Zaporizhzhya Improve their Environment for GYSD
Anastasiya Shapovalova ’17 (Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine/ Mount Crawford, VA), the current FLEX Alumni City Representative of Zaporizhzhya, organized three impressive city cleanup activities for Global...
How FLEX Alumni Impact Small Communities
For recently-returned FLEX alumni there is always a lingering question in the back of their minds: What’s next? Most go to universities in their...
When Dreams Come True
Margarita Isanova '10
Sterlitamak, Russia/Nephi, UT
djelsamina mail ru
Students who just become finalists of an exchange program usually dream a lot. I’ve also dreamed...
The Making of the Documentary Film Cancer Free
Maria Rechkunova-Goodson '99
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan/Fairview, NC
richmasha yahoo com
Two FLEX alumnae, Veta Shapkina’99 (Bukhara, Uzbekistan) and Maria Rechkunova’99 (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) are making a documentary film about Effective...
FLEX Alumni Reunion at the Youth Global Forum in Paris
North Kazakhstan Alumni Coordinator Aknur Berdigulova '14 (Karaganda, Kazakhstan - Pearland, Texas) received a fellowship to attend the Youth Global Forum from December...
FLEX: Bridge to the Global Community
Izat Osmonov '09
Kant, Kyrgyzstan/Hobe Sound, FL
During my year abroad as a FLEX exchange student in South Florida in 2008-2009, I blogged on the experiences of...
Greater Awareness = Better Choices: 6 Awareness and Educational Programs Conducted by FLEX Alumni
It is true that the more educated and aware you are, the better choices you make. With a motivation to increase public awareness on...
FLEX Alumni Create Leadership and English Clubs in Armenia
Ten recently-returned FLEX Alumni created a theme-driven clubs in one of four regions in Armenia. Each of the clubs emphasizes developing both leadership skills...
The First Step toward My Dream
Dima David Mironenko-Hubbs ’98
Volgograd, Russia/Pinson, AL
dmironenko gmail com
Current city: Cambridge, MA
One of the biggest turning points in my own life was becoming...