A Lifetime In A Year
Being an exchange student is exciting. It is the best year of my life so far. No doubt. And it's also the worst. No...
Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Do you know about 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals?
Marzhan Balabek ’17 (Taraz, Kazakhstan/ Northport, AL), the FLEX Alumni City Representative of Almaty, recognized...
Priorities of a FLEX Alumnus
Sometimes I wonder what would have happened if I hadn't become a FLEX alumnus. I probably would have ended up a migrant worker in Russia, working with my cousins in a construction company or earning a living as a taxi driver.
FLEX Alumni Armenia Mentoring Program: Successes of Azniv Tadevosyan ’13 (Gyumri)
Azniv Tadevosyan '13
Gyumri, Armenia/Visalia, CA
Mentee of the FLEX Alumni Armenia Mentoring Program
FLEX Alumni Armenia Mentoring program started in the summer of 2015. It is...
Giving Back to the Community: FLEX Projects That Made a Difference in 2018
FLEX Alumni carry out a number of projects each year, focusing various issues present in their communities. Here’s a look at six, from among...
Not better, not worse, just awesome!
Irina Vasilyeva ’08
St Petersburg,Russia/Avon Lake, OH
Yekaterina Grin '10
St. Petersburg, Russia/York, PA
FLEX alumnae highlight the awesome times that they has had working as teaching assistants...
Media-Enabled Musketeers
Karina Chupina ‘97
Tecumseh, MI/Berlin, Germany
Career focus: international youth work, disability advocacy
Karina Chupina ‘97 has extended her experience in training, journalism and advocacy for youth...
FLEX Alumni in Tajikistan Raise Funds for a Local Animal Shelter
The presence of stray dogs has been an issue of concern in Tajikistan for many years. This year, locals passionate about animals started to...
FLEX 20th Anniversary Competition Winners
The FLEX program is pleased to announce the winners of the FLEX 20th Anniversary competitions, the Share Your FLEX Story and $20 Challenge. FLEX...
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...












