“My Heart Was Singing At The Sight Of Kansas Plains”
My story began after I received a call from American Councils office. I still remember that happy glory voice on the telephone line congratulating...
Making My Life Memorable
Maryna Mykhalyenko
Tulalip, WA/Zhytomyr, Ukraine
Zhytomyr Ecological Lyceum #24
"I understand now that there is nothing more important than working towards my dream and being responsible for...
Welcome, Alice
Alisa Shor ’05
Omsk, Russia/Orlando, FL
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‘Welcome, Alice'
August 3, 2004
As soon as my eyes meet these words, I look up to see...
Alumnus Oleksandr Kushch ’13 and his Academy of Future Elected Officials
After successfully completing the FLEX program, Ukrainian FLEX alumnus Oleksandr Kushch’13 (Kharkiv, Ukraine/ Austin, TX) has chosen not to remain idle. Though busy studying...
A Lifetime In A Year
Being an exchange student is exciting. It is the best year of my life so far. No doubt. And it's also the worst. No...
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...
“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...
4 FLEX Alumni Projects That Were All About Promoting STEM in 2018
Given the progress of technology, foundational skills in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) have become more important than ever. Throughout 2018, FLEX alumni...
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...