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NSLI-Y Academic Year Testimonials
A goal of NSLI-Y is to equip young Americans with the language skills to advance international dialogue and promote economic prosperity and innovation worldwide. Last year, four NSLI-Y Academic Year students traveled across the globe to pursue this goal. They returned to the U.S. with an abundance of stories that… Read More
Arabic
A Head Start to a Life of Diplomacy
“Virtual NSLI-Y introduced me to new people both from across America and the world and helped me practice the social skills required to forge those connections.” – Blaise Kern As a diplomat, one must exhibit strong interpersonal skills, a passion for international relations, and a love… Read More
NSLI-Y Storytelling Workshop: Alumni Reflections
During this long weekend in Washington D.C., the alumni attended a training hosted by The Moth to learn how to craft their stories and then had the opportunity to record their own unique stories about their NSLI-Y experiences. Throughout the training, alumni learned the importance of telling stories authentically in… Read More
Turkish
Life & Leadership: Reflections on Atatürk & Turkish History
Fiona Finch, from Conover, North Carolina, is an alumna of the 2021-22 Turkish Academic Year program. After spending what felt like hours in the school’s printing room, my friends and I raced around the school to hang up our posters. Everyone was already in class and the empty halls sent… Read More
Russian
Nostalgia Beyond Borders
“If I start feeling homesick, I’ll find a violet in the snow…” Home. That was what it felt like. It felt warm, welcoming, and reassuring. The song felt like home. Languages have diverged long ago. Where we once had a single, unifying language, we now have hundreds of different language… Read More
Korean
A Harmonious Bond
Gabriela, from Boca Raton, Florida, is an alumna of the 2021 NSLI-Y Korean summer program. In music, harmony is created when at least two musical chords combine and create one cohesive sound. Reflecting on my NSLI-Y experience in South Korea, I found harmony with my host family. One night, my… Read More
