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...
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...
Anna Safronova ’09 My Dream City Movement
‘Don’t be shy about engaging people outside of the FLEX community in your social projects as the strength of each network is in the...
Rubik’s Cube Principle
What is the difference between Great and Perfect? Both express something well-done, accomplished and desired. But doesn’t perfect sound more impressive? If somebody asked...
Global Village 2013
As in summers before, on June 23, 2013 the Iacocca Institute at Lehigh University opened its doors to 107 interns from 52 countries to attend a unique program Global Village for Future Leaders of Business and Industry
Save a Book Project FLEX 20$ Challenge Project
In Arkhangelsk, Russia on September 12, Arkhangelsk City Representative Yevgeniy Lapin ’13 supported by four alumni from Arkhangelsk and Severodvinsk organized the project Save...
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...
Human Library Project in Belgorod and Novosibirsk
The Human Library is an innovative method designed to promote dialogue, reduce prejudices and encourage understanding by having people from different backgrounds speak to...
FLEX Alumni in Russia Attend Emotional Intelligence Workshop
Alumni had really positive things to say about the Emotional Intelligence trainings held on May 19 in St. Petersburg and June 16 in Moscow,...
Senior FLEX Alumni Support Generation FLEX
Forty FSA/FLEX alumni from the first years of the exchange program (1994-2000) gathered for a fundraising-networking event hosted by the Philips Corporation in Moscow...