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,...
International Summer University Carinthia
Abdulvahhob Muminjoniyon ’09
Dushanbe, Tajikistan/Houston, TX
“A place for talented young people to work, learn and grow together“
In 2012, FLEX alumnus from Tajikistan Muminjoniyon Abdulvahhob ’09 becomes...
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...
FLEX Alumni in Zaporizhzhya Improve their Environment for GYSD
Anastasiya Shapovalova ’17 (Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine/ Mount Crawford, VA), the current FLEX Alumni City Representative of Zaporizhzhya, organized three impressive city cleanup activities for Global...
“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...
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...
Colors of India
Monsoon, yoga, Ghandi, curry and spicy foods, 200% humidity level, monkeys walking in the city center, elephants, holy cows in the middle of highway roads, festivals, spontaneous temples, Taj Mahal, basmati rice, unbelievable traffic,
My Mexican Brother: 11 Years of Friendship
Alisa Klots Baranova ’99
Perm, Russia/ Spokane, WA
AlissaKlots yandex ru
Every FLEX student had a host family. Most of us had siblings. So did...
Media-Enabled Musketeers
Karina Chupina ‘97
Tecumseh, MI/Berlin, Germany
Career focus: international youth work, disability advocacy
Karina Chupina ‘97 has extended her experience in training, journalism and advocacy for youth...
Global Village 2013
As in summers before, on June 23, 2013 the Iacocca Institute at Lehigh University opened its doors to 107 interns from 52 countries to attend a unique program Global Village for Future Leaders of Business and Industry