I Want to Fly: Fundraiser Aids Young Boy’s Dream
By Kristina Stierankova ‘20 (Hrachovo, Slovakia/ Kuna, ID)
In December, as FLEX Slovakia Alumni Coordinator, I organized a personal appeal activity to help a family...
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...
Alumni Celebrate Halloween, from Kazakhstan to Hungary
In October, alumni across all FLEX countries reported 39 Halloween activities, with many alumni sharing that Halloween was one of their favorite holidays to celebrate in...
Handwritten Messages from Romania Express Solidarity with Survivors of Domestic Violence
By Denisa Raducan ‘18 (Biliesti, Romania / Greenwood, IN)
The past two years have been far from easy. The pandemic has affected not only our routines,...
International Education Week Drawing Competition
By Maria Kostomanolaki ’20 (Heraklion, Greece/ Hanford, CA)
In November, in honor of International Education Week, I, Maria Kostomanolaki '20, and American Councils intern Marina...
FLEX Alumni in Serbia Celebrate World Clean-Up Day
Have you ever thought your neighborhood playground would be nicer if it was cleaner? Or that the schoolyard would be much more enjoyable if...
FLEX Unites Two Families Across the World
In 2016, Rugile Kriksciunaite ’17 (Vilnius, Lithuania/Fort Collins, CO) was one of the first FLEX finalists from Lithuania. During her exchange year, she was...
FLEX and YES Alumnae Create International Educational NGO
In February, FLEX alumna Olga Jagiellowicz ’20 (Kolobrzeg, Poland/Monument, CO) teamed up with YES alumna Tatjana Syafira ’20 (Yogyakarta, Indonesia/Colorado Springs, CO) to found...
FLEX Alumni Organize a Digital Skills Development Initiative in Georgia
In 2020, three alumni, Mariam Geldiashvili ’17 (Telavi, Georgia/Carson City, MI), Aleksandre Gulbiani ’19 (Tbilisi, Georgia/Henderson, NV), and Giorgi Orkodashvili ’18 (Telavi, Georgia/Fremont, NE), organized an...
Christmas in America for Lida Asilyan ’19
Lida Asilyan ’19 (Ijevan, Armenia/Adel, IA) spent her FLEX year in a small town in Iowa. In this interview, Lida shares her relationship with...