The Bridge And The Road
It was 1993 - a year after the Civil War in Tajikistan has commenced and four years before it came to an end. The Civil...
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...
FLEX Experience and How I Became a Professional Dancer
Kanykei Iskander kyzy '13 (LaGrange, KY/ Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)
I would like to share my story of becoming a professional folk dancer and how much FLEX...
“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...
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 Poltava Talks
On June 16, FLEX City Representative Nina Kurochka ’17 (Quincy, CA/Poltava, Ukraine) held the first ever TED-like event in Poltava city: the Poltava Talks....
Interview with Emil Hasanzade ’15, Filmmaker and Founder of the FEMM Project
FLEX Alumni Coordinator Sabina Suleymanova’14 (Baku, Azerbaijan/Traverse City/ MI) interviewed Emil Hasanzade ’15 (Baku, Azerbaijan/Monroe, WA) regarding his project, FEMM, based on gender equality...
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...
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,...
Georgian Alumnae Participate in Leadership School, Armenia
Visiting a neighboring country that Georgia boasts to have a long-term historical, cultural or economic ties with, has long been on my list of...