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...
FLEX Alumni Visit a Children’s Shelter in Baku
One of the most long-lasting lessons alumni learn during their FLEX year is the importance of volunteering. After returning back home alumni regularly volunteer...
FLEX and YLP Alumni Initiate a Model U.S. Senate Platform
After returning home, FLEX alumni are always looking for ways to give back to their communities by sharing their knowledge and experience from their...
Two Years
Sona Karapetyan ‘05
Kapan, Armenia/Colorado Springs, CO
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Two years. That is the amount of time it took for my dreams...
FLEX CivEd Workshop: Passing the FLEX Values of Sustainability and Curiosity onto a New...
Anna Safronova '09
Ufa, Russia/Rapid City, South Dakota
Anna is one of three FLEX Alumni representatives invited to represent the FLEX Alumni community and program for...
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 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...
A Young Scholar’s Notebook
Kemel Toktomushev '04
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan/Pensacola, FL
Here we go. I am sitting in a small airport in Florida waiting for the boarding call to catch a...
FLEX Alumni in Turkmenistan Contribute to International Education Week
Every year, FLEX alumni in Turkmenistan organize and participate in a series of events to celebrate International Education Week (IEW). This year, alumni activities...
FLEX Alumni Montenegro Continue their Secret Santa Tradition
To celebrate the Holiday season, FLEX alumni in Montenegro maintain a tradition of exchanging gifts through a Secret Santa gift exchange, which they learned...










