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...
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.
5 Things You Learn as an Exchange Student
Being a student in a foreign country, especially as a teenager, is a unique experience and once in a lifetime opportunity that allows you...
FLEX Alumni in Central Ukraine Participate in the European Youth Parliament (EYP)
At first glance, the European Youth Parliament may sound like many other NGOs. It is described as a “platform for discussion of current social,...
FLEXible Way to Abu Dhabi
Dmitriy Tretyakov ‘09
Samara, Russia/Ann Arbor, MI
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As a FLEX 2009 alumnus, I have always wanted to continue my educational path in...
Coming Back Home From USA
"I am home. There was something in the air when we reached the Armenian border. I swear I saw the prettiest sky out of...
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 Talking Club in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Starting on September 5, FLEX alumni launched the weekly Talking Club in partnership with the American Corner in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Talking Club is a...
Congratulations! Winners of the FLEX Alumni Database Competition
FLEX Alumni Coordinators Sanira-Begim Mamatova ’13 (Blackduck, MN/ Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) and Anjela Pakhlajian ’10 (Akron, OH/Tbilisi, Georgia) are the winners of 2014 FLEX Alumni...
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...