FLEX Kicks off the 25th Anniversary of U.S.-Ukrainian Diplomatic Relations
In recognition of the 25th Anniversary of U.S.-Ukrainian diplomatic relations, American Councils organized a reception on November 4 to celebrate the milestone and recollect...
American Culture Oasis in Mary, Turkmenistan
In the middle of the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan lies an oasis where the city of Mary is located. And in Mary, just like...
Gunel Isakova ’08: Healthy Living in a Multicultural Society
Gunel Isakova ‘08
Zagatala, Azerbaijan / Newport, Oregon
Education: BA in International Relations from Baku Slavic University
This autumn Gunel Isakova’s long-standing dream finally came true –...
Oleksandr Shymanko ‘In the U.S. I began to think outside of the box’
Entrepreneur, innovator, branding designer, and student Oleksandr Shymanko - there are those people who you wonder how they succeed to complete everything with only 24 hours...
Corporate Finance Specialist from Russia Vyacheslav Kotov ’99
'I needed to be more flexible than most other teenagers.'
Vyacheslav Kotov '99
Moscow, Russia/Shoreline, WA
Education: Master’s Degree in Economics from the Higher School of Economics...
Exchanges to Internship Program: Challenging Perceptions about Government Work in Kyrgyzstan
Funded by the U.S. Embassy in Kyrgyzstan and implemented by American Councils, the ‘Exchanges to Internships’ program (Etol) is currently in its fifth year....
Sergey Sek ’04 (Kazakhstan): a Successful Strategist with a Philosophical Mindset
Notes from the Author – FLEX alumna Tatyana Movshevich ’04 (Dzerzhinsk, Russia/Blandon, PA): Not long ago I attended the City Nomads exhibition at the British...
FLEX Alumni interviewed for “Hidden People” Program at Civilnet.am
Four FLEX alumni were recently interviewed for the Civilnet.am “Hidden People” program by host Maria Titizian. Civilnet is an Armenian online TV news source...
Iaroslav Zhydenko ‘06 ‘Be proud of your work results’
‘Living in a foreign country independently at such a young age made me much more adaptable and able to communicate with people.
Iaroslav Zhydenko ‘06
Chernihiv,...
Arzu Geybullayeva ’00 Azerbaijan
Arzu Geybullayeva '00
Baku, Azerbaijan / Petaluma, CA
It is a little over a decade for me now since my dream-come-true experience. I was 16 and...