Love at First Sight: Stories of Alumni Falling In Love With Their Host Communities...
The most exciting part of becoming an exchange student is getting to experience a different culture and meeting new people. Ever since the inception...
Share Your FLEX Story Audio Contest Winner Natalya Dolgoborodova ’06
The FLEX program is pleased to announce the winner of the FLEX 20th Anniversary competition Share Your FLEX Story Audio Contest Natalya Dolgoborodova ’06 (Moscow, Russia)....
Share Your FLEX Story Video Contest Winner Yuliya Simonova ’02
The FLEX program is pleased to announce the winner of the FLEX 20th Anniversary competition Share Your FLEX Story Video Yuliya Simonova ’02 Moscow, Russia. Yuliya...
Food for Thought
Natalia Zhikina ‘01
North Schuykill, PA/St. Petersburg, Russia
North-West Academy of Public Administration, St. Petersburg
From the pictures of her 2001 FLEX year in North Schuykill, PA,...
When Dreams Come True
Margarita Isanova '10
Sterlitamak, Russia/Nephi, UT
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Students who just become finalists of an exchange program usually dream a lot. I’ve also dreamed...
Human Library Project in Belgorod and Novosibirsk
The Human Library is an innovative method designed to promote dialogue, reduce prejudices and encourage understanding by having people from different backgrounds speak to...
A Charmed Year Video by Sofiya Gorya ’04 Russia
Sofiya Gorya '04
Yaroslavl, Russia/Virginia Beach, VA
Sonya Gorya ’04 from Yaroslavl, Russia created a fantastic video about her experience on the FLEX Program with the support...
Save a Book Project FLEX 20$ Challenge Project
In Arkhangelsk, Russia on September 12, Arkhangelsk City Representative Yevgeniy Lapin ’13 supported by four alumni from Arkhangelsk and Severodvinsk organized the project Save...
Summertime Childness
Nadezhda Abashina ’11
Cheboksary, Russia/Staunton, IL
As a former FLEX city representative, I’ve participated in a lot of projects, but there will always be that one...
FLEX Experience Taught Me to Voice My Point of View
Vladimir Sergeevich Gordeev '98
Memphis, TN & Killen, AL/Russia
Education:
-Kirov State Medical Academy (Kirov, the Russian Federation); Medical Doctor; Internal Medicine
-Maastricht University (Maastricht, the Netherlands); MSc...








