From Lowville to Washington: My Travel Experiences
Simon Puchy ’20 (Košice, Slovakia / Lowville , NY)
My name is Simon, and I spent my exchange year in northern New York, in the...
Slovak Blog Series: My Christmas in the States
When I celebrated Christmas in the U.S. I started to feel the Christmas spirit on December 7th, when I was invited to an “Ugly...
Alumni in Slovakia Volunteer to Help Ukrainians in Need
By Marek Janiga ’22 (Velicna, Slovakia / Sterling Heights, MI)
At the beginning of the war in Ukraine, many FLEX alumni were overwhelmed by the...
Slovakia and Turkmenistan: International Cooperation for Better Understanding
By Kristina Ruth Stierankova ’20 (Hrachovo, Slovakia / Kuna, ID)
I am the alumni coordinator for Slovakia, and I support FLEX alumni in my country...
Making the Most of a COVID-19 Re-entry Experience
Samuel Boor ’20 (Vrbove, Slovakia / La Crosse, WI)
The 2020 alumni all experienced a different return from the U.S. than other generations. What united...
Slovakia Blog Series: My Host Family in the U.S.
What will my host family be like? Will they like me? Will I fit into their family? Will I feel like home with them?...
American Councils Highlights Marek Janiga ’22
Marek Janiga ’22, a law student and elected student senator at Comenius University in Bratislava, a FLEX alumnus, and a previous FLEX Alumni Coordinator,...
On Making Friends in the U.S.
By Eva Lehocka ’20 (Zvolen, Slovakia / Pleasant Hill, IA)
Hi, my name is Eva, and I spent my exchange year in Pleasant Hill, Iowa...
Slovak Blog Series: My Halloween in America
I spent my FLEX year in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. I've always wanted to experience American holidays because they're so different from ours in...
Finding the Right Placement Organization
By Kristina Stierankova ’20 (Hrachovo, Slovakia / Kuna, ID)
An essential part of the FLEX program is finding a placement organization responsible for placing participants,...