iCheers from Olympic Sochi!
Olympic cheers to you, my fellow FLEXers!
Games in Sochi are at the full blast, so it’s high time to share with...
Let’s Do Irkutsk Eco-Logical
Kseniya Geevskaya (Kalinina) ‘99
Irkutsk, Russia/Russia, OH
Three active men of the city of Irkutsk, Russia succeeded in motivating community members, the local government, and local...
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...
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...
Spectacular Sochi 2014
I have always thought of myself as of an unbelievably lucky and happy person because my life has been always filled with wonderful people...
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...
FLEX Alumni Russia Mentoring Program: Second Cycle Launch
The FLEX Alumni Russia Mentoring program launched the second round of a six-month-long mentoring program aimed to connecting senior and junior FLEX alumni in...
My Mexican Brother: 11 Years of Friendship
Alisa Klots Baranova ’99
Perm, Russia/ Spokane, WA
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Every FLEX student had a host family. Most of us had siblings. So did...
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...
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,...