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...
Coming Back Home From USA
"I am home. There was something in the air when we reached the Armenian border. I swear I saw the prettiest sky out of...
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...
Nobody Stops You from Trying
Catalina Cucu
Wellman, IA/Chisinau, Moldova
Principesa Natalia Dadiani Lyceum, Chisinau
Since returning from a year’s study at the Mid-Prairie High School in Wellman, Iowa, Catalina Cucu ‘13...
The Young Generation Will Change Ukraine
It all started with a phone call. I came home after a long, busy day, my hands were full of packages, and I almost...
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...
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...
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,...
Exchanges to Internships, Experiences to Interests
Nadezhda Pak ‘10
Raymore, MO/Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Current education: American University of Central Asia
Since returning from her 2010 FLEX exchange year in Raymore, Missouri, Nadezhda Pak has...
From Irina with Love
The day I was born my parents found out I have a disability. They thought I would be different.
Looking back, I realize I made...