Madina Tuhbatullina ’14: Drama Club Performance of the Wizard of Oz in Turkmenistan
Make sure that you don’t miss out on your chance to do volunteer work! It will help you explore new places and discover opportunities...
Hasmik Asatrian ‘96: One of Armenia’s Top Businesswomen
‘The basis of my success comes from the change in my mindset which occurred during my FLEX year. Being able to use it for...
Luka Bluashvili ’19: Strength is in Unity
In late December 2020, Luka Bluashvili ’19 (Tbilisi, Georgia/ Belleville, IL) traveled to the remote Georgian village of Atotsi. As he surveyed the mountainous...
Mykola Tymkiv ’08 From a Small Start-Up to an 800-person company: A great...
ZoomSupport is eager to help the FLEX program by offering technical support for host families of current students or alumni of the FLEX program...
Aigul Saparova ’18: From FLEXer to Global Software Program Manager
From her childhood home in the village of Kerben in central Kyrgyzstan, Aigul Saparova '18 (Kerben, Kyrgyzstan/Visalia, CA) helps clients from around the world solve their...
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...
Interview with Notable Alumnus Hikmat Aliyev ’94
Hikmat Aliyev ’94 (Baku, Azerbaijan/La Harpe, IL) is an alumnus of the first cohort of the FLEX program. After his exchange year, Hikmat returned...
Interview with Roman Tychkivskyy, Co-Founder of the Ukrainian Leadership Academy
'There is so much potential in Ukraine if you look for it'
Roman Tychkivskyy '05
Rohatyn, Ukraine/Wichita, KS
Education: Degree in Economics from the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and...
Nemanja Ostojic ’12 from Montenegro: Combining Business, NGO Work, and University Studies
Nemanja Ostojic '12
Kotor, Montenegro/Urbandale, Iowa
Education: Department of Economics at the University of Montenegro
'The more I do, the better organized I am. When I returned...
Abdulvahhobi Muminjoniyon ‘09: Athlete and Activist
If you ask Abdulvahhobi Muminjoniyon ’09 (Duashanbe, Tajikistan/ Houston, TX), the FLEX program changed his life. However, since his return to Dushanbe in 2009,...