Slovak Blog Series: My Halloween in America

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I spent my FLEX year in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. I've always wanted to experience American holidays because they're so different from ours in...

FLEX Heroes: Projects During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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With the spread of COVID-19 across the globe, scientists, researchers, and health workers around the world joined forces to combat this novel virus. In...

Elisabeth Egel ’19 Promotes Accessibility in Estonian Opera

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In September, Elisabeth Egel ’19 (Tallinn, Estonia/Armada, MI) used funds she was awarded by the FLEX Alumni Grant to help create programs with Braille...

Call for Mentors: The 2021 IDEAL Workshop (Southeast Europe)

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QUICK OVERVIEW Event Title: The 2021 IDEAL Workshop Anticipated Event Dates: March 17-18, 2021 Anticipated Mentor Training Dates: March 19-23, 2021 Link to Application: https://bit.ly/3ftMMYJ Mentor Application Deadline: December 13, 2020, 11:59 PM CET Identify challenges. Develop a better...

Overcoming the Challenges of COVID-19: The FLEX Alumni Community in Eastern Ukraine

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When FLEX students prepare for their exchange year, they are taught the phrase “Not better, not worse, just different” and this is what must...

Assistant Secretary of State Mary Royce Visits FLEX Alumni in Hungary

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In October Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Mary Royce visited Budapest, Hungary to participate in the unveiling of the statue...

English Camp in Kazakhstan Acts as Pathway to a Career in Global Business

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According to Harvard Business Review, English is the global language of business. After discovering this, FLEX alumna Valeriya Sotnikova '19 (Karaganda, Kazakhstan/Las Vegas, NV)...

FLEX Alumni Volunteer at the Vilnius Marathon

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On September 13, a group of 10 alumni from the FLEX Alumni community in Lithuania, including an alumna from Kyrgyzstan who is currently...

Projects for All Workshop: Register Now

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We are excited to announce registration is open for the Projects for All Workshop. Did August’s Crip Camp Workshop inspire you with great project...

A Summer Camp in Gharm, an Isolated Region of Tajikistan

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Gharm is one of the most isolated regions of Tajikistan, and only about two high school students from the region are selected annually to...