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...
Celebrating International Education Week: Interviews with English Teachers in Russia
In honor of International Education Week 2021, we spoke with two FLEX alumnae from Russia who provide English learning courses through their own business...
Musical Ambassador
Marina Verenikina '95 (Marina V)
Springfield, IL/Los Angeles, CA
Musician
Marina Verenikina is better known as Marina V, an internationally renowned singer and songwriter from Moscow who...
FLEX Alumni and Business: Initiatives that are Helping the Business Community Thrive
Small businesses are often said to be the backbone of any economy. Just like everything else, it is also important to create awareness about...
Making the World Better on a Local Scale
Lyubov Bordayeva '03
Moscow, Russia/Inchelium, WA
Two years ago my friend Rimma and I were united in an urge to start something that will be socially beneficial and...
FLEX Alumni in Moscow, Russia Focus on Ecology for GYSD
Over 40 FLEX alumni living in Moscow, Russia attended a movie screening of the environmental documentary movie Chasing Ice in celebration of Global Youth Service...
2016 FLEX Alumni Russia Mentoring Program Launch
The FLEX Alumni program in cooperation with the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia launched the first of two six month-long mentoring program aimed to...
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...
Alumni Grow during The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Training
Thirty-eight alumni mentors and mentees of the FLEX Alumni Russia Mentoring program attended a professional development and personal effectiveness training on June 2-4, as...
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...