Layla Abdullaeva (Uzbekistan) Success Against All Odds
'Every time something big is happening in my life, I step back a little and mentally prepare myself. I'm learning how to be more...
Conflict Transformation Activist Lilit Gizhlaryan ’09
Lilit Gizhlaryan ‘09
Verin Karmiraghbyur, Armenia / Rosly, South Dakota
Education: MA in Spanish Language and Literature from Yerevan State University.
‘I decided to continue listening’
What is...
Hasmik Tonapetyan ’09 Brings Her Experience Back to Gyumri
‘Each experience in my life somehow leads to the other while my main interests remain the same – it’s youth work, civic activism and...
Film Producer Akmyrat Tuyliyev ’08 ‘I want to go beyond entertainment’
Borders are drawn by politicians but human beings live on this planet together. We should collaborate and do creative work across continents. Let's represent...
Azat Toroev ’14 Community Organizer from Tokmok
‘Do not take what you learned for granted. FLEX has been a dream come true for most of us and you should make sure...
Ivan Verstyuk ’00: A Journalist for Ukraine
It is late afternoon in Kyiv, Ukraine, and journalist Ivan Verstyuk ’00 (Kyiv, Ukraine / Leavenworth, KS), usually the one conducting interviews, is answering...
Elnura Osmonalieva ’99 Kyrgyz Film Director Putting International Education and Social Justice on the...
'Being a film director is physically and emotionally draining. You need to be brave and show your thoughts to the audience and take their...
Gulnar Tyndybaeva ‘96 Founder of Look.tm Fashion Portal
'Share your skills and FLEX experience with as many people as you can,’ Gulnar advises to FLEX alumni. ‘People are the same in every...
Natalia Andreev ‘07 Moldova
Natalia Andreev ‘07
Straseni, Moldova/Shreveport, Louisiana
Education: Moldova State University, Journalism and Mass Communication Faculty
Education: news anchor, TV show editor, news website editor and reporter
Profile created...
Victoria Aleksanyan ’04 Wants a Future for Film in Armenia
While Victoria Aleksanyan ’04 (Yerevan, Armenia / Andover, KS) cites the plains of Kansas, where she spent her FLEX year, as the birthplace of...