Stories

A singular flamingo with fading beauty entrapped by gates all around it. A town with countless shops selling the same thing made by the same vendor, walls enclosing it on every side, and not one place for people to live. This was my first time visiting another country, and I… Read More

My experience participating in NSLI-Y was one I never expected to have. I started my journey online but recently got to experience learning in Korea by participating in the Alumni Travel Program. During both very different but equally important times, I was able to learn so much about the world,… Read More

My summer experience in Taiwan significantly improved my language proficiency and cultural awareness. I grew as a person from this wonderful opportunity and feel more worldly as a result. However, to achieve this growth, I did have to navigate through some challenges, such as managing the difference in characters and… Read More

Nicholas Borbely’s journey with foreign languages is a long and varied one. While he completed the NSLI-Y summer program for Turkish in 2014, he has studied a variety of languages in different immersive environments. His mother is Italian and he grew up bilingual and lived in Italy for some time. Read More

NSLI-Y is excited to honor Black History Month and recognize the achievements of Black Americans, by spotlighting the stories of our Black alumni.Damien Johnson is an alumnus of the 2022 Summer Russian Program in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Originally from Raleigh, North Carolina, Damien’s time in Kyrgyzstan was instrumental to his personal… Read More