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Andrey Yakovlev ‘95
St. Petersburg, Russia/Warrenton, VA
andrew_yakovlev yahoo com
It has been 15 years since I returned from the FLEX program. Since then I...
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...
My Mexican Brother: 11 Years of Friendship
Alisa Klots Baranova ’99
Perm, Russia/ Spokane, WA
AlissaKlots yandex ru
Every FLEX student had a host family. Most of us had siblings. So did...
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...
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...
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...
GYSD Russia: Recycle Bucket Challenge
Project organizer: Dmitry Makarov '06 (Monchegorsk, Slippery Rock, PA)Event Location: St Petersburg, RussiaProject partners: Eco-movement ‘Musora.Bolshe.Net’ and FLEX alumni
On 28 Aug Dmitry Makarov conducted a...
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...
FLEX CivEd Workshop: Passing the FLEX Values of Sustainability and Curiosity onto a New...
Anna Safronova '09
Ufa, Russia/Rapid City, South Dakota
Anna is one of three FLEX Alumni representatives invited to represent the FLEX Alumni community and program for...
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...