Articles Written by Alumni

Starting in 2013, FLEX alumni in Tajikistan formed a relationship with the Hissor Orphanage, an orphanage that is located outside of Dushanbe, Tajikistan’s capital,...

Starting on September 5, FLEX alumni launched the weekly Talking Club in partnership with the American Corner in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Talking Club is a...

Seven alumni of the 2017 FLEX Ability Workshop gave TEDx-style "FLEX Talks" at the U.S. Embassy in Armenia on November 22. . Members of...

Irina Vasilyeva ’08 St Petersburg,Russia/Avon Lake, OH Yekaterina Grin '10 St. Petersburg, Russia/York, PA FLEX alumnae highlight the awesome times that they has had working as teaching assistants...

  Children learn by playing and toys serve as the instruments that allow them to discover the world in which they live. As such, toys not...

Ten years ago, in August 2006, 71 high school students from Serbia set their feet on U.S. soil to become the first full generation...

Svitlana Buko’97 Sevastopol, Ukraine/Riverside, CA svitlana buko gmail com Two generations of FLEX alumni (FLEX 97 and FLEX 2007) came together for a Leadership...

Marina Buciuc '07 Chisinau, Moldova/ Kewaunee, WI “Minnesota, huh? Cold! You better get ready!” – said the consul during my U.S. visa interview. But I didn’t...

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.

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...