Coming Back Home
Coming back home…what should it mean? Oh, you have absolutely no idea what it is. Every FLEX alumni will get moral tears in their...
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...
Making the World Better on a Local Scale
Lyubov Bordayeva '03
Moscow, Russia/Inchelium, WA
Two years ago my friend Rimma and I were united in an urge to start something that will be socially beneficial and...
The Very First FLEX Alumni Events in Estonia
Kiidjärve Hiking Center Event
FLEX alumni in Estonia organized the very first meeting of alumni, after returning home from the U.S. on October 7-8. Alumni...
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...
FLEX Alumni Hosted a Panel for Harvard Graduate Students
Seven FLEX alumni hosted a panel on March 15, for 16 graduate students from the Harvard Kennedy School, Georgetown, and Johns Hopkins. The U.S....
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,...
Rubik’s Cube Principle
What is the difference between Great and Perfect? Both express something well-done, accomplished and desired. But doesn’t perfect sound more impressive? If somebody asked...
Highlighting City and University Representatives in Azerbaijan
The majority of FLEX Alumni note their exchange year as a turning point in their lives, taking lessons and skills learned in the U.S....
Conflict Resolution Conference in Dushanbe
Iryna Lysenko ’03
Mykolaev, Ukraine/Fruitland, ID
Iryna Lysenko '03, from Mykolaev, Ukraine, is currently working on a Master's in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University...