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Arabic
From Tears to Turmeric: My NSLI-Y VSI Journey
Tania is from New York, NY and an alumna of the Arabic 2020 Virtual Summer Intensive program. With my fingers stained orange with turmeric, I lifted my computer and pointed the screen to a pot of boiling carrots, sweet potatoes and tofu. “Does this look okay, Ustatha Raja, should I… Read More
Korean
The Truth about NSLI-Y!
MacKenna is from St. Louis, MO and an alumna of the 2019 Korean Summer program in Seoul, South Korea. Getting accepted to NSLI-Y, attending orientation a few months later, and hopping onto a plane to Seoul, Seoul Korea was a whirlwind. In retrospect, I didn’t do much calculating or thinking… Read More
Korean
Memories of a Summer Spent Learning Korean
Helen is from Baltimore, MD and an alumna of the Korean 2020 Virtual Summer Intensive program. Reflecting on this past summer, I find that I don’t think of the sticky humidity of July or the salty spray of ocean foam. Instead, I think of the five weeks I spent as… Read More
Arabic
Arabic Alumna Awarded Prestigious Rhodes Scholarship
Hattie Seten, an alumna of the 2016-17 Arabic Academic Year program, was announced as one of just 32 American 2021 Rhodes Scholars. Next year, Hattie will join students from all over the world to study at the University of Oxford. The scholarship covers two or three years of study at… Read More
NSLI-Y VSI 2020 Reflection
Madeleine is from Kunkletown, PA and an alumna of the Chinese 2020 Virtual Summer Intensive program. The NSLI-Y virtual summer program experience is an experience I will never forget. Not only did I increase my knowledge of the Chinese language in my language classes and participate in wonderful activities in… Read More
Korean
From Student to Teacher: Joanna’s NSLI-Y Journey Comes Full Circle
Joanna is from North Carolina and an alumna of the 2009 Korean Academic Year program in Seoul, South Korea. She also served as a Korean Instructor for the 2020 Korean Virtual Summer Intensive Program. For Joanna, teaching Korean during VSI has brought her experience with NSLI-Y full circle from… Read More
