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...
Exchanges to Internships, Experiences to Interests
Nadezhda Pak ‘10
Raymore, MO/Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Current education: American University of Central Asia
Since returning from her 2010 FLEX exchange year in Raymore, Missouri, Nadezhda Pak has...
“FLEX has opened up so many doors”
Born and raised in Telavi, Georgia, I moved to the United States with the help of the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Program, a US...
Brightening the Future of Education in Tajikistan
Story and request made by Malika Khakimova ’04 (Dushanbe, Tajikistan/ Windemere, FL)
The Guzgef School in Tajikistan is going solar, taking its first steps towards...
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...
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...
FLEX Alumnus Assists Oscar-Nominated Film Crew
Dmitry Dudanov '09
Petrozavodsk, Russia/Austin, MN
The 85th Academy Awards will be broadcast live from the United States this Sunday, February 24. Joe Wright's film Anna...
Exploring East Asia
Cholpon Muradilova '11
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan/Brimley, MI
Hello everyone! My name is Cholpon M. and I am a sophomore at American University of Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan. In 2010-2011...
Alumnus Oleksandr Kushch ’13 and his Academy of Future Elected Officials
After successfully completing the FLEX program, Ukrainian FLEX alumnus Oleksandr Kushch’13 (Kharkiv, Ukraine/ Austin, TX) has chosen not to remain idle. Though busy studying...
City Representative Program in Serbia Starting Strong
In the FLEX world, the FLEX City Representative program gathers the very best of the alumni community and those most eager to engage in...