A Host Mother’s Reflection on Hosting
By Jane Kipp Scott (Julesburg, CO / Host mother to Fidar Bedoshvili '10)
I have never been the type of person to write about anything...
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...
2017 FLEX Alumni Reunion in Russia
Over 80 alumni from all over Russia gathered for the traditional annual FLEX Alumni reunion on September 9th at a modern loft space in...
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...
Call for Applications: Cycle 6 of the Russia Alumni Mentoring Program
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...
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...
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...
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...
Yevgeniy Lukyanov ’05 from Volgograd is Co-founder of Food Delivery Company Express Panda
Yevgeniy Lukyanov '05
Home town: Volgograd, Russia
U.S. City and State: Niagara Falls, NY
Year returned home: 2005
Education: MA in Radio Physics , BA in Economics. Volgograd...