Exploring East Asia
Cholpon Muradilova '11
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan/Brimley, MI
Hello everyone! My name is Cholpon M. and I am a sophomore at American University of Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan. In 2010-2011...
FLEX Alumnae Soros Foundation Fellows from Kyrgyzstan
Three FLEX alumnae remark on pursuing Master’s degrees at St. Andrews University while on Soros Foundation fellowships.
Elnura Sulaimanova ’06
Naryn, Kyrgyzstan/West Milford, WV
Diana Durusbek kyzy...
FLEX Fashion Designer’s Thank You
Akmaral Arzybaeva '07
Tashkumyr, Kyrgyzstan/Needham, MA
I was a six-year old girl who would bring candies from home and sell them to classmates at school until my...
FLEX: Bridge to the Global Community
Izat Osmonov '09
Kant, Kyrgyzstan/Hobe Sound, FL
During my year abroad as a FLEX exchange student in South Florida in 2008-2009, I blogged on the experiences of...
I Can Make a Change! $20 Challenge Project
The FLEX program is pleased to announce the second place winner of the FLEX 20th Anniversary competition $20 Challenge Contest Nargiza Kanybek kyzy ’13 (Bishkek,...
Kyrgyzstan Alumni Association of Exchange Programs for Country Development
Aizat Jakybalieva '07
Naryan, Kyrgyzstan/Seguin, TX
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I’m very much delighted to tell the story of alumni in Kyrgyzstan. But first, I would...
The Making of the Documentary Film Cancer Free
Maria Rechkunova-Goodson '99
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan/Fairview, NC
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Two FLEX alumnae, Veta Shapkina’99 (Bukhara, Uzbekistan) and Maria Rechkunova’99 (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) are making a documentary film about Effective...
Abai Iliyazov ’05 Kyrgyzstan
Abai Iliyazov ’05
Chuy, Kyrgyzstan/Gardendale, AL
Please meet Abai Iliyazov ’05, whose Kyrgyz “Ak Kalpak” magic hat has opened doors to adventures and helped him make...