“Our Child. Smaller World. Someone You Love, More Than You Ever Expected”
Stranger in the house. Awkward. Uncomfortable.
That is how someone who has never hosted an exchange student might describe the experience.It was true for my...
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...
Food for Thought
Natalia Zhikina ‘01
North Schuykill, PA/St. Petersburg, Russia
North-West Academy of Public Administration, St. Petersburg
From the pictures of her 2001 FLEX year in North Schuykill, PA,...
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...
New Year’s Resolution: Tajikistan’s Alumni Fill the World with Love
Starting in 2013, FLEX alumni in Tajikistan formed a relationship with the Hissor Orphanage, an orphanage that is located outside of Dushanbe, Tajikistan’s capital,...
Share a Toy Project in Georgia
Children learn by playing and toys serve as the instruments that allow them to discover the world in which they live. As such, toys not...
FLEX City Representative of April 2014 Ketevan Mamasakhlisi ’13 (Rokhi, Georgia)
Ketevan Mamasakhlisi ’13
CR for the Imereti Region of Georgia
Ketevan Mamasakhlisi ’13 is the FLEX Alumni City Representative of the month of April 2014 and...
FLEX Alumni from Turkmenistan Implement Toastmasters International Project
From January to May 2018, Selbi Veliyeva ’16 (Mary, Turkmenistan/ Dinuba, CA) led the Toastmasters International Project at the Mary American Corner (MAC) in...
FLEX as a Ticket to Extraordinary Educational Opportunities
Serhii Rokachov ‘12
Yevpatoriya, Ukraine/Adams, NY
It is with tremendous excitement and honor that I am announcing I will be joining New York University’s Global Network...
Let’s Do Irkutsk Eco-Logical
Kseniya Geevskaya (Kalinina) ‘99
Irkutsk, Russia/Russia, OH
Three active men of the city of Irkutsk, Russia succeeded in motivating community members, the local government, and local...