FLEX Alumni Lead Women’s History Month Celebration in Turkmenistan
On March 5 and 12, FLEX alumna Aylar Mammetmyradova ’12 (Ashgabat, Turkmenistan/ Tijeras, NM) hosted a Women’s History Month Workshop for 41 visitors of...
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...
Kyrgyzstan Alumni Association of Exchange Programs for Country Development
Aizat Jakybalieva '07
Naryan, Kyrgyzstan/Seguin, TX
shoolakg gmail com
I’m very much delighted to tell the story of alumni in Kyrgyzstan. But first, I would...
Life After the FLEX Program
All of the FLEX alumni have something in common. No matter where you go, what you do, and who you meet during your FLEX...
Decade Apart: Two Generations of FLEX Alumni at ACCESS Summer Camp
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...
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...
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,...
Galya Palieva ’94: a Personal Testimony
Being a pioneer isn’t easy- that much has always been true. The lens through which we see our surroundings, a lens often characterized by...
Tbilisi Performance of the Vagina Monologues
Elene Chumburidze ‘09
Tbilisi, Georgia/Lake Station, IN
"The Vagina Monologues" is an internationally acclaimed play created by Eve Ensler in 1996. On the 26th of June, 2013 for...
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...