Eastern Europe FLEX-Ability Workshop: Entrepreneurship, Technology, and STE(A)M
Sixty-two FLEX alumni from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine attended the 2016 Eastern-Europe FLEX-Ability Workshop in Kvareli, Georgia at the Ministry of Justice...
International Day of People with Disability in Turkmenabat, Turkmenistan
International Day of People with Disability: On December 3, 23 community members attended a presentation about International Day of People with Disability and listened to...
ActivEco
Valeria Svart-Groger ’07 has continued supporting the participants of her “ActivEco-Sustainability in Action” project throughout August as they proceed with implementing their creative ecological...
Empowering Young Girls and Bringing the Community Together Through Soccer
Shabnam Valiyeva ’15 (Barda, Azerbaijan/Swansea, IL) was hosted by a ‘soccer family’ during her exchange year. She and her host family would practice in...
The Merchant of Venice in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
December 9 marks the worldwide celebration of Shakespeare. In recognition of the celebration, FLEX alumni Andriy Lunin ‘16, Yuliya Ishutkina ‘15, Yelyzaveta Mateshuk ‘16, and...
Physical Distance Can Bring Us Closer Together: Virtual Reunions in Montenegro
Since the COVID-19 outbreak, many of us have had to set aside busy lifestyles and postpone our plans, including abiding by stay at home...
Senior FLEX Alumni Reunion in Bishkek
On March 18, at the Golden Dragon Restaurant 29 senior FLEX alumni attended the first-ever Senior Alumni Reunion in Kyrgyzstan. Event brought together alumni who...
Slovak Blog Series: My Christmas in the States
When I celebrated Christmas in the U.S. I started to feel the Christmas spirit on December 7th, when I was invited to an “Ugly...
U.S. Independence Day
Alumni celebrated U.S. Independence Day at the start of July together with their communities. In Azerbaijan 40 alumni volunteered and participated at the annual...
Senior FLEX Alumni Attend “The 5 Choices for Extraordinary Productivity” Training
In November 112 senior FLEX alumni from 12 countries joined online training “The 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity” led by Kari Saddler from Franklin...