“Nothing is left unsaid, nothing is left undone”
People do always change, people never stay the same. This is not the matter of time, but the influence of various events on their...
Let me Introduce you to my Host Mom: A Tribute to Host Mother...
FLEX alumna Anna Petrova ’14 (St. Petersburg, Russia / Holland, Michigan) shares her story of living with Louise Shumaker – her host mother and...
Russia ALUMNI MENTORING Program Announcement and Call for Applications
The FLEX Alumni program in cooperation with the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia proudly announces the launch of the Russia ALUMNI MENTORING Program.
This six month-long...
Beach Clean Up FLEX $20 Challenge Project
On September 7, Koryazhma, Russia City Representative Kristina Savchuk ’13 held a beach clean up event with over 20 community members with the financial...
Galya Palieva ’94: a Personal Testimony
Being a pioneer isn’t easy- that much has always been true. The lens through which we see our surroundings, a lens often characterized by...
In Memory of Senator Richard Lugar and Memories from Meetings with FLEX Alumni
Senator Richard Lugar, a foremost voice on U.S. foreign policy during his 36 years of service in the U.S. Senate and co-creator of the...
Russia Connects! Engaging Alumni across Russia 2012-2013
Twenty-eight FLEX alumni together with over 200 other U.S. Government exchange program alumni took part in a series of nine networking conferences held across...
Mariya Netayeva ’02 Promoting Social Entrepreneurship in Russia
Mariya Netayeva ’02
Tomsk, Russia / Sand Springs, OK
Education: Degree in Foreign Language Teaching and Translation/Interpreting from Tomsk State University (2007), Executive MBA from Hult International Business...
Animal Welfare Workshop
Maria Semina ‘05
Yekaterinburg, Russia/Westlake, LA
On June 7-9, 2013 I attended an interesting and educational event on the topic of animal welfare. More than twenty...
Host Dad Visits Russia after 18 years
Dmitriy Plyushchev '95
Moscow, Russia/Colorado Springs, CO
Bob Wardwell, an engineer and inventor from Colorado, has raised seven children and hosted two exchange students. It was back...