Slovakia Blog Series

By Kristina Stierankova ’20 (Hrachovo, Slovakia / Kuna, ID)  Being a FLEX alumna is such a great gift, and has continued to be a never-ending...

During my exchange year, I wanted to make friends and be involved so I joined a few afterschool clubs. Right at the start of...

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...

What will my host family be like? Will they like me? Will I fit into their family? Will I feel like home with them?...

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...

For many people outside of the U.S. they have an idea of what Thanksgiving is like, but most of us don't actually have the...